3. Fill in the blanks:
(a) 369 ÷ _____ = 369 (b) (–75) ÷ _____ = –1
(c) (–206) ÷ _____ = 1 (d) – 87 ÷ _____ = 87
(e) _____ ÷ 1 = – 87 (f) _____ ÷ 48 = –1
(g) 20 ÷ _____ = –2 (h) _____ ÷ (4) = –3
(a) Given,
A number divided by 1 gives the number itself.
(b)
The product is negative, therefore there must be odd number of negative integers.
(c)
A number divided by itself gives 1
(d)
The product is positive, therefore there must be even number of negative integers.
(e)
A number divided by 1 gives the number itself.
(f)
The product is negative, therefore there must be odd number of negative integers.
(g)
The product is negative, therefore there must be odd number of negative integers.
(h)
The product is negative, therefore there must be odd number of negative integers.