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Would negative 6 be larger than positive 3 in math?
no; any negative number would be lower than 0 negative 50 would still be lower than positive 3
If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?
positive
How do you decide which number is greater when one number is negative and one number is positive?
ANY positive number is greater than any negative number. Imagine you are digging a hole, and piling up the dirt you remove from the hole. The hole represents negative numbers- it goes lower than the surface. The piled up dirt represents positive numbers- it is higher than the surface. The surface is zero- neither positive or negative.
Explain in your own words how we add numbers with different signs?
Positive plus positive equals positive. Negative plus negative equals negative. Positive greater than negative equals positive. Negative greater than positive equals negative.
What is negative subtracted by a positive?
The Answer could be neither positive nor negative because the positivve could be bigger than the negative or the neagative could be bigger than the positive
Would negative 6 be larger than positive 3 in math?
no; any negative number would be lower than 0 negative 50 would still be lower than positive 3
Is negative 5 greater than positive four?
no way positive is higher in numbers and negative is lower
If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?
positive
How do you decide which number is greater when one number is negative and one number is positive?
ANY positive number is greater than any negative number. Imagine you are digging a hole, and piling up the dirt you remove from the hole. The hole represents negative numbers- it goes lower than the surface. The piled up dirt represents positive numbers- it is higher than the surface. The surface is zero- neither positive or negative.
Are all positive numbers greater than all negative numbers?
yes because a negative number is lower then zero a positive number is high then zero. ie: 200000 > -200000
Explain in your own words how we add numbers with different signs?
Positive plus positive equals positive. Negative plus negative equals negative. Positive greater than negative equals positive. Negative greater than positive equals negative.
What is negative subtracted by a positive?
The Answer could be neither positive nor negative because the positivve could be bigger than the negative or the neagative could be bigger than the positive
Is negative 5 greater than positive 0?
Zero isn't positive or negative. All negative numbers are less than zero.There is no such thing as "positive" (or "negative") zero.Also, a negative number is always less than any positive number.
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer positive?
When the positive integer is greater than the negative integer.
What does and positive and a negative make?
It's makes positive because positive is stronger than negative. Negative and negative is positive.
Is decimal number greater than a negative number?
Positive numbers are greater than negative numbers. Decimals can be either positive or negative.
Is a negative greater or less than a positive number?
A negative number is less than a positive number. Think about it this way: a negative number is less than 0. A positive number is greater than 0. Therefore, a negative number must be less than a positive number.
