Question

Kasey is dividing -20 by a negative integer. Which of the following statements describes the quotient she would get?

A. It will be positive and greater than 20.
B. It will be negative and greater than –20.
C. It will be negative and less than or equal to –20.
D. It will be positive and less than or equal 20.

Answer 1

The quotient will be positive and less than or equal to 20.

Step-by-step explanation:

When dividing a negative number by a negative number, the quotient is positive.

In this case, Kasey is dividing -20 by a negative integer.

Therefore, the quotient will be positive.

However, the statement that describes the quotient being greater than 20 is incorrect. Since -20 divided by any negative integer will result in a fraction smaller than 1, the correct statement is that the quotient will be positive and less than or equal to 20.

Therefore, option D, It will be positive and less than or equal to 20, is the correct choice.