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12. Check for Reasonableness Which of the quotients are equivalent to 2.5? Select all that apply.​

10/-4
10/4
-10/-4
-5/-2
-5/2
5/2

User Robert Lee
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The quotients that are equivalent to 2.5 would be:

• 10/4
• 5/2
• -5/-2
• -10/-4

When dividing, one rule to consider is that two negatives make a positive. With this in mind, we can divide the fractions:

5 / 2 = 2 1/2, which converts to 2.5.

10 / 4 = 2 2/4, which also converts to 2 1/2, bringing us to 2.5.

Any answer of 10/4 or 5/2 where both the numerator and denominator are either positive or negative (both have to be positive or both have to be negative) would be correct.
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