Question

Amber's teacher asked her to explain the division problem -27/3. Which choice gives the correct explanation?

A.three groups of nine negatives
B.three groups of nine positives
C.nine groups of three negatives
D.nine groups of three positives

Answer 1

i would have to say that the answer is A.

Answer 2

A.three groups of nine negatives.

Explanation:

Amber's teacher asked her to explain the division problem
`(-27)/(3)`

We get the answer as: -9

We can also say that
`(-9)(3)=-27` , means three groups of (-9) is -27.

We can further write -27 as :
`(-9)+(-9)+(-9)`

Therefore, the answer is :A.three groups of nine negatives.