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Question 64

What is the value of -42 / (-6)?

  1. -36
  2. -7
  3. 7Correct answer
  4. -48

Explanation

Asking how many groups of six below zero fit inside forty-two below zero counts seven whole groups, and a count of groups is a plain positive number. Holding on to a minus sign in the result treats one of the two negative quantities as though it were positive, and combining the numbers by addition or subtraction ignores the division sign completely.

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