Here is a table for multiplication / division of positive/negative numbers.
X/ + = +
X/ - = -
X/ + = -
X/ - = +
NB 'X/' means multiply or division.
NNB If there is no sign in front of a number treat it as positive (+).
e.g.
2 X 2 = 4 (Note ; no symbols, so it is treated as plus(+))
2 X -2 = -4
-2 X 2 = -4
-2 x -2 = (+)4
A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative.
negative
Negative
A negative divided by a positive is a negative.
A negative divided or multiplied by a negative is always positive. Just like how in English, a double-negative is positive.
A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative.
The quotient of two positive integers will be positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative. A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive.
negative times negative is positive negative divided by a negative is a postive negative times a positive is a negative negative divided by a positive is a negative
a negative x a negative= a positive, a positive x a positive= a positive, a negative x a positive= a negative, and a positive x a negative= a negative. Same thing with division. a negative divided by a negative= a positive, a positive divided by a positive= a positive, a negative divided by a positive= a negative, and a positive divided by a negative is a negative. U see?
A Negative times or divided by a Positive equals a Negative A Negative times or divided by a Negative gives a Positive A Positive times or divided by a Negative gives a Negative A Positive times or Divided by a Positive gives a Positive Zero is neither Positive or Negative so anything times Zero is not Positive or Negative.
a negative divided or multiplied by a negative is a positive a negative and a positive multiplied or divided by each other is a negative a negative divided or multiplied by a negative is a positive a negative and a positive multiplied or divided by each other is a negative
-6 Yes the answer would be -6. But in order to get that answer you must know this: positive divided by a positive = positive positive divided by a negative = a negative negative divided by a positive = a negative negative divided by a negative = positive (also note: it's the same formula for multiplying)
If a negative is divided by a positive, the resulting quotient will be negative. If a negative is divided by another negative, the quotient would be positive.
It equals to a positive.Positive divided Negative=NegativeNegative divided Negative =Positive
negative
you get a negative
A negative divided by a negative is a positive.