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When we divide a negative integer by a positive integer, we divide them as whole numbers and put a ______ sign before quotient.

Class 7th NCERT - Exemplar Mathematics 1. Integers

Answer :

Minus (-)

When we divide a positive integer by a negative integer or a negative integer by a positive integer, we first divide them as whole numbers and then put a minus sign (–) before the quotient.

For example:

(-6) ÷ 2 = -3

6 ÷ (-2) = 3

[As, 6 ÷ 2 = 3]

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When we divide a negative integer by a positive integer, we divide them as whole numbers and put a ______ sign before quotient.