A negative number divided by a positive number will be a negative number.
For example:
-20 / 4 = -5
-100 / 2 = -50
Here are the other cases of division by positive or negative numbers. A negative number divided by a negative number would be a positive number. A positive number divided by a positive number would be a positive number. A positive number divided by a negative number would be a negative number.
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A negative number divided by a positive number, or a positive number divided by a negative number, results in a negative number.
Actually it does, whenever you mulitply and divide two negative and two positive numbers they always equal a positive number. When you multiply and divide a negative and positive they always equal a negative number.
(positive number) x (positive number) = positive number (positive number)/(positive number) = positive number (positive number) x ( negative number) = negative number (positive number)/( negative number) = negative number (negative number) x (negative number) = positive number (negative number)/(negative number) = positive number
The product of two numbers with opposite signs is always negative.
The result will always be negative. Positive X Positive = Positive Negative X Negative = Positive Positive X Negative = Negative