document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295714>Question 295714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> do you change the sign when dividing by an negative or du you do it before </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a confusing question, because I'm not sure the type of problem you are referring to, given that there are many instances where you divide by a negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, consider these rules:   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A positive divided by a negative is a negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A negative divided by a negative is a positive. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In those cases, you are changing the sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are talking about inequalities, then you \"flip\" the sign when you divide by a negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, you could solve for \"X\" in the problem below, and you'd have to flip the sign because you are dividing by a negative.  See the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x < 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > -3  (see how the sign flipped when we divided by -2?  And see how the answer became -3 because we divided a positive by a negative?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's another example: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3y > -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y < 3   (Again, the sign flipped because we divided by a negative. BUT, -9 divided by -3 gives a +3, so the answer was positive, which is also a changed sign).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you give a sample question, you may get a little more help.  I hope this helps you tho. :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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