Basic Math Examples

$40 \div | - 4 |$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{40}{| - 4 |}$

Step 2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 4$ and $0$ is $4$ .

$\frac{40}{4}$

Step 3

Divide $40$ by $4$ .

$10$