Solve the Fraction -9/9: Basic Negative Number Division

Question

Solve the following problem:

99= \frac{-9}{9}=

Step-by-Step Solution

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

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -9

We will divide the fraction as follows:

9:99:9=11=1 \frac{-9:-9}{9:-9}=\frac{1}{-1}=-1

Answer

1 -1