Question

70 divided by -3.5. How do I show the long division?

Answer 1

$\frac{70}{-3.5}$

When using the long division,

First step:

Take the first digit in 70 which is 7

divide it by -3.5 (which is a single digit)

the answer is -2

Second step:

Take the second digit of 70 which is zero and divide it by -3.5.

Since it is impossible, You add a zero to the 2 up there and the answer is

-20.

Answer 2

When dividing with negative and positive, the quotient is negative. 70 / -3.5 would be -2. Here is what the long division looks like: