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How do you simplify #48 ÷ -3 #?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

-16

#48-:(-3)=-16#

Two negative numbers multiply to a positive number, so if you ignore the signs and divide 48 by 3, you get 16. Because the 3 is negative, the 16 should also be negative:

#(-3)xx(-16)=+48#

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

#-16#

#48\div(-3)=48/-3#, can be rewritten as #(-1)*48/3#

Simplify the fraction, 48 divided by 3 is 16... so #(-1)*16=-16#

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Answer 3

Nathan Axel

To simplify (48 \div -3), divide 48 by -3 to get -16.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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