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Solve.(1 pt for work shown, 1 pt for correct answer).
−525 ÷ (−125)

User Axel Meier
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-525 ÷ (-125) = 4.2
(positive because negative divided by negative = positive)

-125 goes into -525 four times
the remainder is 25, and when the 0 comes down, its 250
125 goes into 250 two times.



User Ashen Madusanka
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when you divide a negative bumber with a negative the result will be positive :
-525 ÷ (-125) = 4.2
User Ann Kilzer
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