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.
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
A negative number results when dividing a positive number by a negative number.
Dividing a negative number by a positive number results in a negative answer.
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Will give you a negative number.
The rules for dividing negative numbers is the same as multiplying them. A negative number multiplied/divided by a negative number is positive and a negative number multiplied/divided by a positive number is negative.
when you are dividing 2 numbers with the same sign the answer is ALWAYS positive but when you are dividing 2 number with opposite signs the answer is ALWAYS negitive. the same is true with multiplication also
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
A negative number divided by a positive number results in another negative number.
A positive number
A negative number divided by a positive number, or a positive number divided by a negative number, results in a negative number.
Rules When Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers:Rule 1: A positive number divided by a negative number gives you a negative number.Rule 2: A negative Number divided by a negative number gives you a positive numberRule 3: A positive number divided by a positive number gives you a positive number.
A negative number.