Question

The value of $(-96)÷(-8)$ is .

Answer 1

$(-96)÷(-8)$ can also be written as $\left[\right(-1)\times 96]÷\left[\right(-1)\times 8]=96÷8$
$(\because \text{two negative signs cancel each other})$

Now, $96÷8$ can be evaluated as:


$\therefore (-96)÷(-8)=96÷8=\underset{–}{12}$