How would you find the sign of the quotient $(32div(-2))/(-16div4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-05T21:56:40

It will be positive

The top of the fraction will end up negative, because $+div- =-$

The bottom ditto because $-div+=-$

The total is then $-div- =+$

How would you find the sign of the quotient (32div(-2))/(-16div4)(32div(-2))/(-16div4)?