Solve Sequential Division: Determining the Sign of 24÷(-8)÷12.4

Question

What will be the sign of the result of the exercise?

$24:-8:12.4$

00:00 Find the result sign

00:04 Let's find the sign of each number

00:16 Positive divided by negative is always negative

00:24 Negative divided by positive is always negative

00:27 And this is the solution to the question

We will only look at whether the number is negative or positive.

In other words, the division exercise looks like this:

$+:-:+=$

If we solve the exercise from left to right, we will first divide plus by minus:

$+:-=-$

Now the remaining exercise is:

$-:+=-$

Therefore, the sign of the exercise result will be negative.