Multiplying and dividing integers
The question
(-96) ÷ 8
(-96)÷8=?
96÷8=12
signs:(-96)8→minus
(-96)÷8=(-12)
- Two jobs: first the size, then the sign.
- Signs off: 96 ÷ 8 = 12.
- Now the sign. One number is negative and one is positive — different signs give a negative.
- Size 12, sign minus — so (-96) ÷ 8 = (-12).
How it works.
- 01
Two jobs: first the size, then the sign.
- 02
Signs off: 96 ÷ 8 = 12.
- 03
Now the sign. One number is negative and one is positive — different signs give a negative.
- 04
Size 12, sign minus — so (-96) ÷ 8 = (-12).