Question

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

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

always positive
always positive

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

Answer 1

When a positive integer is divided by a negative integer, the quotient will always be negative. This is because dividing a positive number by a negative number produces a negative result.

So the correct response is:

**always negative**.