When we divide a negative integer by a positive integer, we divide them as whole numbers and put a ______ sign before quotient. Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.

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Relation between positive integer and negative integer .
By the rule of division of integers
The quotient of a positive integer and a negative integer will always be negative. That is $\frac{- a}{b} = - c$ .
Thus, when we divide a negative integer by a positive integer, we divide them as whole numbers and put a Negative sign before quotient.

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