document.write( "Question 364662: Is dividing by a number the same as multiplying by the opposite of the number? why? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #260043 by rfer(16322)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "For example, the opposite of 2 is -2, that will change your answer to a negative so they would be different answers.
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