-----Simplify -20/-5-----

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Well since you are dividing a negative number by a negative number, they cancel each other out and the answer becomes positive, so 20/5 = 4

Linmic answered May 20, 2020

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$= ( - 20)/( - 5) \\ \\ = (20)/(5) \\ \\ = 4$
Step one: Let the negative signs cancel each other out

Step two: Divide 20 by 5

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