Solve: -412 ÷ (1/3) Missing Comparison Sign Problem

Question

Fill in the missing sign (?):

412:(+13)?0 -412:(+\frac{1}{3})\text{?}0

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Complete the appropriate sign
00:03 Let's take only the signs and check what will be the result sign
00:06 Negative divided by positive always equals negative
00:09 Negative is necessarily less than 0
00:12 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Note that we are dividing a negative number by a positive number:

:+= -:+=-

Therefore, the exercise is:

?0 -?0

Since we have a negative number, it must be less than zero.

Therefore, the answer is:

- < 0

Answer

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