What is -39 ÷ 13?

What is -39 ÷ 13?

• A. 3
• B. -3
• C. -13
• D. 39

Answer: (B)

When dividing numbers, the sign of the result is negative if the signs of the two numbers are opposite. So a negative number divided by a positive number gives a negative result. Ignore the signs to find the magnitude: 39 ÷ 13 equals 3, because 13 × 3 = 39. Since one number is negative and the other is positive, the final answer is negative: -3. You can also think of it as -39 ÷ 13 = -(39 ÷ 13) = -3.

When dividing numbers, the sign of the result is negative if the signs of the two numbers are opposite. So a negative number divided by a positive number gives a negative result.

Ignore the signs to find the magnitude: 39 ÷ 13 equals 3, because 13 × 3 = 39. Since one number is negative and the other is positive, the final answer is negative: -3. You can also think of it as -39 ÷ 13 = -(39 ÷ 13) = -3.