When a positive integer is divided by a negative integer, what sign does the quotient have?(1 point)

Question

Responses

positive if the sum of the dividend and the divisor is greater than 0, negative otherwise
positive if the sum of the dividend and the divisor is greater than 0, negative otherwise

always negative
always negative

always positive
always positive

negative if the sum of the dividend and the divisor is less than 0, positive otherwise

Answer 1

When a positive integer is divided by a negative integer, the quotient is always negative. This is because dividing a positive number by a negative number results in a negative number as the outcome.

So the correct response is:

always negative