Question

Veronica wants to check her work after evaluating Negative 108 divided by (negative 6). What steps can she follow to verify her answer?

Answer 1

We know a negative times a negative is equal to a positive.

- 108 / - 6 is the same as 108 / 6 because the larger number is on top.

Therefore she can drop the negative signs and solve 108/6 to verify her answer.

Answer 2

The answer to your question is 18

Explanation:

Process

1.- Write the fraction given

`(-108)/(-6)`

2.- Divide the numbers as usual

18

6 108

48

0

3.- Divide the signs

negative / negative = positive

4.- Write the answer

`(-108)/(-6)= 18`

5.- Check the result

Multiply 18 by -6 and the result must be -108

-6 x 18 = 108