Division Sign Rules: Determining the Sign of 7.5 ÷ 3

Question

Determine the resulting sign from the following exercise?

(+7.5):(+3) (+7.5):(+3)

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the result sign
00:03 Find the sign of each number
00:06 Positive divided by positive is always positive
00:10 And this is the solution to the question

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 positive number by a positive number, the result must be a positive number.

Answer

+