Dividing Positive And Negative Numbers: 3 Simple Rules

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Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers: 3 Simple Rules

Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers: 3 Simple Rules

Dividing negative and positive numbers follows the same rules as multiplying negative and positive numbers. There are 3 simple rules:

Rule 1: A positive number divided by a positive number equals a positive number.

This is the division you have been doing all along. For example: 16 / 4 = 4. We don’t place + in front of the numbers. It’s assumed no sign in front of the number means positive.

Rule 2: A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.

When you divide a negative number by a positive number, your answer is a negative number. As with multiplication, it doesn’t matter which order the positive and negative numbers are in, the answer is always a negative number.

For example: -8 /2 = -4.

And, the answer is still -4, when 8 is divided by -2.

Dividing positive and negative numbers