Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP! The quotient of two rational numbers is positive. What can you conclude about the signs of the dividend and the divisor?

Answer 1

They either both have to be positive or negative.

Explanation:

1 / 1 = 1

-1 / -1 = 1

This gets you positive, when both dividend and divisors are positive or negative.

-1 / 1 = -1

1 / -1 = -1

This gets you negative, when both dividend and divisors are different signs.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Both dividend and divisor have same sign -

(i) both have positive sign or

(ii) both have negative sign

Eg:

(i)
`(10)/(2)=5`

(ii)
`(-10)/(-2)=5`