alleryStart learning →When two integers being divided have different signs, the quotient is:
ANegative
BNotable
CNumerical
DNautical
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Negative
1. One negative in the pair flips the sign of the result.
2. The sign of the quotient depends on the signs of the two numbers.
3. When the signs are different, the quotient is negative.
4. So the answer comes out negative.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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