@Bruh Wait I totally get why that felt off but I’m ngl, your teacher’s explanation is kinda confusing; like 25 ÷ 5 is just 5—there’s nothing in that setup that would make it negative. Division doesn’t just randomly turn negative on its own, you only get a negative result if there’s already a negative in the problem somewhere, like -25 ÷ 5 or 25 ÷ -5.
So honestly, you weren’t wrong for writing 5—that part is completely correct, it really sounds like either the original question had extra details (like a negative sign, parentheses, or something you might’ve missed), or there was just some miscommunication when it was explained back to you. If you can, I’d definitely double-check the exact question wording, because mathematically 25 ÷ 5 will always be 5.
So honestly, you weren’t wrong for writing 5—that part is completely correct, it really sounds like either the original question had extra details (like a negative sign, parentheses, or something you might’ve missed), or there was just some miscommunication when it was explained back to you. If you can, I’d definitely double-check the exact question wording, because mathematically 25 ÷ 5 will always be 5.