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Find a counterexample to show that the following conjecture is false.

The quotient of any two integers is always less than 1.​

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Answer:

4/2 = 2 > 1

Explanation:

The quotient of any two integers of the same sign and the dividend having the larger magnitude will be greater than 1:

-88/-11 = 8 > 1

4/2 = 2 > 1

Hence the conjecture is false.

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