Question

4. Carson said that when you divide two negative decimals the answer will be greater than 0.

Use these numbers to answer the questions:
–7.2, –2.4, –1.6, –0.8

(a) Is Carson’s statement always true, sometimes true, or always false? Write two equations to support your answer.
(b) Write a rule for dividing two negative decimals.

Answer 1

(a) Carson's statement is always true.
For example: (-7.2)/(-2.4)= 3 >0
(-1.6)/(-0.8)= 2 >0

(b) When we divide two negative decimals, we divide the decimals and don't care about the sign, for the sign is always positive.

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