SOLUTION: -20 - (-1) ___________ -3 - (-3) Help please, I believe this is Undefined but want to double check! Thanks so much for your help.

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Question 113727: -20 - (-1)
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-3 - (-3)
Help please, I believe this is Undefined but want to double check! Thanks so much for your help.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Adam:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are correct because that denominator is zero.
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Adam(64) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes you are right it can be rewritten as -19%2F0 and as you said division by 0 is not defiined(in the set of reals).
It is good to add where, because there may be(and in fact are) sets where division by zero is defined.