Question

Explain how you can determine the sign of an integer quotient without dividing

Answer 1

Because of the properties of division, we know that a positive number divided by a positive number will be a positive number

`(1)/(1) = 1`

Likewise, a negative number divided by a negative number will be a positive number

`(-1)/(-1) = 1`

But a positive number divided by a negative number, or vice versa will be a negative number.

`(-1)/(1) = (1)/(-1) = -1`