Just ignore the signs, and go ahead and multiply or divide your numbers.
Then, when you finish multiplying or dividing . . .
-- If the two original numbers had the same sign, then the answer is positive.
-- If the two original numbers had different signs, then the answer is negative.
Easy, eh ?
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Pretend both the numbers are positive, find the quotient as normal and then make it negative.
The answer is the normal quotient except negative. Pos X neg = neg
A quotient is the answer to a multiplication problem. Therefore, just multiply the two numbers.
You need two numbers to find a quotient.
If both numbers are negative then all you have to do is ignore the negative signs and multiply the numbers because the negatives cancel each other out.