Arithmetic Grade Six

Lesson Sixty: Dividing Signed Numbers


Remember the rules for dividing signed numbers and you will always be able to keep the signs straight:

	positive ÷ positive = positive
	positive ÷ negative = negative
	negative ÷ positive = negative
	negative ÷ negative = positive

Here are a few more examples:

	-30 ÷ 10 = -3			-30 ÷ -10 = 3

	30 ÷ -10 = -3			 30 ÷ 10  = 3

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