you can divide two negative numbers easily!
think,if a bad thing (which represents a negative number) happens to a bad person (which also represents a negative number) is a good thing/positive, which means positive number!
EXAMPLE: -20 divided by -4=40!
(bad thing/negative) divided by (bad person/negative)= good thing/positive
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When you divide or multiply positive and negative numbers, you first do the division or multiplication as normal. The next step is to assess whether or not the answer will be negative or positive. If the two numbers of the question were the same (negative and negative or positive and positive) then the answer will be positive. If the two numbers in the question were different (one negative and one positive) then the answer will be negative. Thus, if you divide a negative number by a positive number, the result will be the same as normal division, but the answer will be negative.
yes, you can.
-- Ignore the signs temporarily. -- Divide the numbers. -- The quotient is negative.
When you multiply or divide two numbers . . . -- If they both have the same sign, then the result is positive. -- If their signs are different, then the result is negative.
You divide the equivalent positive numbers. Then you add a negative sign to the result.