Solve Division Problem: -34.597 ÷ (-1) Step by Step

Question

(34.597):(1)= ? (-34.597):(-1)=\text{ ?}

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Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:04 Negative divided by negative always equals positive
00:13 Any number divided by 1 always equals itself
00:26 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Note that we are dividing two negative numbers, which means that the result of the exercise must be a positive number.

Now let's rewrite the exercise in the form of a simple fraction:

34.5971= \frac{34.597}{1}=

Remembering the rule:

x1=x \frac{x}{1}=x

Any number divided by -1 equals the negative of itself, therefore:

34.5971=34.597 \frac{34.597}{1}=34.597

Answer

+34.597 +34.597