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Here's a useful tip to use when multiplying or dividing intergers:
2 positives = positive
2 negatives = positive (that's right, positive!)
1 positive, 1 negative = negative
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Is the difference of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
What is the product of positive integer and negative integer?
negative
What is the product of greatest negative integer and smallest positive integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
The product of any two integers is a positive integer?
No, if a negative integer is multiplied by a positive integer, the product is negative. However, if both of the integers are either positive or negative, the product is positive.
Why does the product of an integer multiplied by itself cannot be negative?
There are just three possible cases: Positive integer: positive x positive = positive. Negative integer: negative x negative = positive. Zero: zero x zero = zero.
A positive integer divided by a Negative integer equals what?
Negative.
Is a negative integer times a negative integer equal to a positive integer?
Yes, and also a negative integer divided by a negative integer is equal to a positive number (but not necessarily an integer).
Is a negative integer divided by a negative integer a positive or negative integer?
Always positive. For example, -3 divided by -1 = +3, because there are THREE lots of -1 in -3.
Is the product of a negative and positive integer a negative?
Yes. The product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a negative integer.
Is negative one half rational or irrational?
The number -1/2 is a rational number, a negative integer divided by a positive integer.
What integer added to negative 16 equals negative 4 divided by positive 2?
14
What integer divided by the sum of negative 5 and negative 1 equals positive 3?
-18
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer positive?
When the positive integer is greater than the negative integer.
When does a positive integer and a negative integer equal a positive integer?
When they are added together and the absolute value of the positive integer is bigger than the absolute value of the negative integer or when the negative integer is subtracted from the positive integer.
When you are subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer Will the difference be positive or negative?
positive
When is the sum of a positive and negative integer negative?
When the absolute value of the positive integer is smaller than the absolute value of the negative one.
Is the difference of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
