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How do you divide #(-120)div(+10)#?

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Jan 4, 2017

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Explanation:

First, rewrite as:

#(-120)/(+10) = -120/10#

Now factor and rewrite again as:

#-(10 xx 12)/10 = -(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(10))) xx 12)/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(10))) = -12#

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