Substitute the following into the equation above and calculate:
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Substitute the following into the equation above and calculate:
Let's start with the first option.
Let's substitute the numbers in the given expression:
Let's remember the rule:
Therefore:
Let's remember the rule:
Now the exercise we got is:
Note that we are dividing between two negative numbers, so the result must be a positive number:
Let's convert the division to multiplication and remember to switch between the numerator and denominator of the simple fraction:
Let's move on to solve the second option.
Let's substitute the numbers in the given expression:
Let's remember the rules:
Now we get:
Note that we are dividing between two positive numbers, so the result must be a positive number:
Let's convert the division to multiplication and remember to switch between the numerator and denominator of the simple fraction:
The final answer is:
What will be the sign of the result of the next exercise?
\( (-2)\cdot(-4)= \)
The double negative rule states that two negative signs cancel each other out. Think of it as: "the negative of a negative is positive". So .
The in the numerator stays as is initially. Only after simplifying the denominator do you substitute the actual values. So with becomes .
Both cases result in dividing two numbers with the same sign. Case 1: (negative ÷ negative = positive). Case 2: (positive ÷ positive = positive).
To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal. So . Remember: flip the fraction and multiply!
Take it step by step! First simplify to , then substitute values, and finally apply the division rule for signs. Don't try to do everything at once.
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