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I steal five dollars from you: minus $5. I steal five more dollars from you: minus $10.
If those two minuses canceled, you would be minus zero.
They don't cancel: you add up the numbers, but it's all minus.
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Is negative four fifths equivalent to negative four over negative five?
Yes the negatives cancel each other out
Is a negative number with a negative exponents positive?
If the exponent is an even number, then yes, because exponents are basically repeated division and negatives always cancel each other out in division. However if the exponent is an odd number, the number will remain negative, because they can't form even pairs to cancel one another out.
What is positive eight minus negative 3?
When you have to subtract a negative number, the two negatives cancel each other out to create a positive. So really, your question is what is positive 8 plus positive 3.
What is 5 minus negative 1?
5 -(-1) is the same as adding 1. The two nagatives cancel each other out so 6 if you are subtracting a negative it is really adding a positive so the answer would be 6
What is negative 4 minus positive 15?
Negative 4 minus positive 15 = negative 19
What is four plus negative four?
zero. they cancel each other out.
When you divide a negative and a negative does it equal a positive or negative?
It makes a positive, since the two negative signs cancel each other out.
Is negative four fifths equivalent to negative four over negative five?
Yes the negatives cancel each other out
What is charges of atom?
Positive and negative. They usual cancel out each other unless it is stable.
Why do cosine to the negative 1th power and cosine cancel out each other?
Cosine to the negative first power and cosine cancel each other out because cosine to the negative first power is one over cosine, and one over anything times anything is just one.
How can an atom be neutral when the outside is negative?
The nucleus is positive, so the charges cancel each other
Is the product of two negative numbers always a positive number?
yes because the negatives cancel each other out, but if there is an odd number of negatives the answer is negative.
Can the same number positive and negative cancel each other out?
-3+(3)=0 3+(-3)=0
Why are a neutral atoms positive and negative charges balanced?
For the atom to be neutral, the positive and negative charges must cancel each other out.
Why does a positive number and a negative number cancel each other out?
The range of the numbers from 0 is what additively cancels the different values
How can -a be greater than zero?
If a is a negative number the negatives cancel each out.
What is positive 16 minus negative 16?
It equals 32. The two subtractions cancel each other out, leaving you with 16 + 16.
