3 years ago

All of the following expressions have the same value except:

Mathematics

1 answer:

german3 years ago

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-15/5 = -3

15/(-5) = -3

15/(-5) = -3

(-15)/(-5) = 3 (because if a negative divides a negative, it becomes positive)

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