Question

Prove that

-40/5
is a negative number by rewriting the
expression as a multiplication expression. Justify your
work in the text box below.

Answer 1

1st method:-

`( - 40)/(5)` can also be written as
`- 40 * (1)/(5)`

We know that anything we multiply ( except 0 ) with a negative number , the product is also a negative number.

2nd method:-

`( - 40)/(5) = - 8` We can write - 8 as
`8 * ( - 1)`

We know that anything we multiply ( except 0 ) with a negative number , the product is also a negative number.