Solve Division Problem: Finding the Quotient of -9 ÷ -3

Question

Solve the following problem:

$-9:-3=$

00:00 Solve

00:06 Let's break down 9 into factors 3 and 3

00:11 Let's reduce what we can

00:17 Negative divided by negative is always positive

00:21 And this is the solution to the question

Let's write the exercise in the form of a simple fraction:

$\frac{-9}{-3}=$

We'll factor the numerator of the fraction into a multiplication exercise:

$\frac{-3\times3}{-3}=$

We'll cancel out the 3 in the numerator and denominator of the fraction.

Remember that since we are dividing a negative number by a negative number, the result must be a positive number.

Therefore, the answer is:

$3$

$3$