Find a counterexample to show that the following conjecture is false.

The quotient of any two integers is always less than 1.

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Liam Suarez

26 January, 04:32

Find a counterexample to show that the following conjecture is false.

The quotient of any two integers is always less than 1.

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Tomcat · Answer 1

4/2 = 2 > 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The quotient of any two integers of the same sign and the dividend having the larger magnitude will be greater than 1:

-88/-11 = 8 > 1

4/2 = 2 > 1

Hence the conjecture is false.

Find a counterexample to show that the following conjecture is false.The quotient of any two integers is always less than 1.

Find a counterexample to show that the following conjecture is false.

The quotient of any two integers is always less than 1.