What is the quotient of - 42 and 7?

When dividing a negative by a positive, the answer will be negative. So like how 42/7 is 6, - 42/7 is - 6

When you find the quotient of two numbers it means you're dividing them. So, you can solve this by dividing - 42 by 7.

Seven will go into forty-two 6 times, but whenever you divide a negative number by a positive number, the answer will also be negative. So, the quotient of - 42 and 7 is - 6.