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-12

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide. 24÷(−2)

Dividing a positive number with a negative number results to a negative number.

24 is positive and 2 is negative.

24 ÷ 2 = 12

But since 2 is negative;

24 ÷ -2 = -12

24 ÷ (-2)

for this case we must apply distributive property to the following expression:

the distributive property states that:

then, when applying the property we have to multiply the -2 for each term within the parenthesis:

5 + 8 +7 + 4 + 0 +1 = 25

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