To make a division between two integer, for example -6÷5. The first thing we need to do is:
• Define the sign of the result.
For that we use the law of signs:
• when you divide a negative number by a positive number, the answer will be negative.
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• When you divide a positive number by a negative number, the answer will be also negative
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• When you divide a negative number by a negative number, the answer will be a positive number.
In this example, we have the first case, so the answer will be negative.
Now we move to making th division between 6 and 5, for that we arrange the numbers as follows:
And we start by finding how many times does the number 5 fits into the number 6. The answer to that is that 5 can fit into 6 one time.