Carl K. answered • 09/02/19
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the quotient is the result of one quantity divided by another. negative 8 divided by negative 4.
you can think of this as (-1)8 / (-1)4. Since negative one is on the top and the bottom, we can cancel them out, leaving 8/4 which is 2.
Another way to look at it is by understanding the property that any quantity divided by itself = 1.
12345/12345 = 1 x/x = 1 and apple/apple = 1
