Determine the Sign: Solving (-14)÷(+8) in Integer Division

Question

Determine the resulting sign from the following exercise:

(14):(+8) (-14):(+8)

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

We will only look at whether the number is negative or positive.

In other words, the division exercise looks like this:

:+= -:+=

Since we are dividing a negative number by a positive number, the result will necessarily be a negative number.

Answer

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