Question

Phu said that when you divide two negative decimals, the quotient will be greater than 0.Use these numbers to answer the questions:-7.2, -2.4, -1.6, -0.8Part A: phu's statement always true, sometimes true, or always false? Write two equations to support your answer.Part B: Write a rule for dividing two negative decimals

Answer 1

hello

Part A

to solve this question, we need to pick two consecutive decimal numbers or pick two decimal numbers randomly and divide them.

we'll test for -7.2 and -2.4 first

$\frac{-7.2}{-2.4}=3$

we can further test for -1.6 and -0.8

$\frac{-1.6}{-0.8}=2$

from the answers above, when two you divide two negative decimal numbers, the quotient will be great than 0. in other words, the statement is true.

part B

when dividing two negative decimals, the quotient will always be positive.

this rule comes from the fact that when two negative number divide each other, the quotient is always positive.