Question

Carry out the following divisions:

(5) $\frac{-72}{-12}$

Answer 1

$\frac{-72}{-12}\mathrm{can}\mathrm{be}\mathrm{written}\mathrm{as}\left(-72\right)÷\left(-12\right).$
The magnitude of (–72) is 72.
The magnitude of (–12) is 12.
So, magnitude of 72 ÷ 12 = 6
Here, both the integers are negative.
∴ (–72) ÷ (–12) = +6