Positive and Negative Numbers - High School Math

If -8 is divided by a number less than 0 the result will be as follows:
a. A number between –8 and +8
b. A number less than 0
c. A number greater than 0
d. A number between –8 and 0

Answer : c

Explanation:
The numbers that are less than 0 are all negative numbers. Therefore when we divide a –8 by another negative number the result will be a positive number. Therefore, since all numbers greater than 0 are positive then that will be the answer that we will obtain.
For example:
-8/-2 = +4
For additional information and some practice problems go to:
Multiplying and Dividing Using Negative Numbers

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