Slide 2:
Rule 1 The quotient of two numbers with the same sign is positive.
EX 36 ÷ 9 =
-64 ÷ -8 = 4 8
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Rule 2 The quotient of two numbers with different signs is negative.
EX 12 ÷ -3 = -4
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reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) – two numbers whose product is 1.
Slide 5:
Rule To divide a number a by a nonzero number b, multiply a by the reciprocal of b.
EX 1 4 12
Slide 6:
EX Evaluate 2 1