Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321867327
ISBN 13: 978-0-32186-732-2

Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.2 The Integers; Order of Operations - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 269: 8

Answer

The statement is false. The quotient of $0$ and any negative number is zero.

Work Step by Step

The statement is false. When zero is divided by any non-zero number, the quotient is zero. A corrected statement would be: The quotient of $0$ and any negative number is zero.
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