Pre-Algebra Examples

$- 78 \div | - 13 |$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{- 78}{| - 13 |}$

Step 2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 13$ and $0$ is $13$ .

$\frac{- 78}{13}$

Step 3

Divide $- 78$ by $13$ .

$- 6$