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When you add a negative number, the one on the right side gets cancelled out.
E.g. -3x + - 3x = -3x
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If you add a negative and a negative it equals?
Adding a negative number to a negative number makes a larger negative. In order to solve this you add the numbers together as a positive then add a negative sign.
If you add a negative number and another negative number together the sum is?
Negative
If you add a negative and a negative what you get?
You get a positive Number answer.
Is a negative number add a negative number a positive or negative answer?
Adding two negative numbers always gives a negative number.
When you add a negative number by a negative number do you get a negative or positive number?
You get a positive number because a negative number reverses the other negative so it becomes a positive number.
How do you subtract a positive and negative number?
You have to take the negative sign away from the negative number and add them.
What is the sign of the answer when an add odd number of negative number are multiplied?
The product of an odd number of negative numbers will be negative.
What happends when you add a positive number to a smaller negative number?
you get more negative
When you add a positive number by a negative number will it be negative or positive?
That depends on the values of the given numbers but a positive number multiplied by a negative number will be negative
When you add numbers that have different signs will you always get a negative number?
No. When you add a positive and negative number, the bigger one determines the sign of the result. For example, when you add -5 and 3, the result will be negative because the negative number is larger. When you add -4 and 6, the result will be positive because the positive number is larger.
What are the rules for adding positive and negative numbers?
If you are adding a positive number, then this is the same as normal addition. For instance, 4 add positive 5 is 9. negative 1 add positive 8 is 7. If you are adding a negative number, then this is the same as subtracting that number. For instance 6 add negative 1 is 5. negative 7 add negative 2 is negative 9.
How do you add negative integers without using the number line?
if they are both negative, add like they are positive numbers, but just add the negative sign.
