Question

Jill says that the rules for multiplying and dividing integers are alike. Do you agree? Explain.

Answer 1

I do not agree

Explanation:

because in multiply negatives, the 2 negatives turn into a positive or multiplying positive and negative (and vice versa) becomes a negative still so the rules of multiplying and dividing are not alike integers. (For dividing it is the same)

Answer 2

The rules of dividing integers are similar to the rules of multiplication

The only difference in division is that the quotient may not necessary be an integer. Hence, when dividing two integers with like signs, we divide the numbers without sign and place a positive sign to the result.