Translating 'the quotient of and '
Translate the phrase "the quotient of and " into an algebraic expression and simplify:
The keyword quotient signals division. The prepositions of and and identify the two quantities: and . The translation is:
Both the dividend and the divisor are negative — same signs — so the quotient is positive. Dividing the absolute values gives :
This example confirms that the standard "the [operation keyword] of [first value] and [second value]" translation pattern applies equally when both values are negative integers. The sign rule for division determines that dividing two numbers with the same sign always produces a positive result.
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