Solve Integer Division: -19 ÷ -76 Step by Step

Question

19:76= ? -19:-76=\text{ ?}

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Step-by-Step Solution

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

1976= \frac{-19}{-76}=

Since we have negative numbers in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction, the result of the fraction must be positive.

Now let's break down the 76 into a multiplication exercise:

1919×4= \frac{19}{19\times4}=

We can then cancel out the 19s in the numerator and denominator of the fraction and get:

+4 +4

Answer

+14 +\frac{1}{4}