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If both numbers are positive, simply add them as you learned in 4th grade.
If both numbers are negative,simply add them but add a minus to the answer.
If one is positive and the other negative, ignoring the signs,subtract the smaller from the larger and add the sign of the larger to your answer.
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When you add numbers the answer is the sum What is the answer called when you subtract numbers?
the difference
What 2 numbers add to 15 and subtract to 7?
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When you add and subtract numbers What is the name of the answer?
I believe it is called the answer. Or sum When you add it is called the sum. When you subtract it is called the difference
When you add two numbers you get a sum When you subtract two numbers what do you get?
When you subtract one number from another you get the difference.You just said it; sum.
If you add a positive and a negative number how can you tell whether the answer will be positive negative or equal?
If the negative number is bigger then the answer will be negative If the bigger number is positive then the answer will be positive. All you do is subtract the two numbers and take the sign of the bigger number Ex (+2)+(-7)=(-5)
Would you add or subtract to negative numbers?
Whatever is required by the context of the question. Whether or not the number is negative gives no indication as to whether to add or subtract.
What is negative two times four?
negative eight :) if you times 4x2 you get eight right? So if you add a negative to ONE number you add a negative to the answer. If you were to have both numbers as a negative, your answer would be postitive :) Hope I helped you :)
Adding and subtracting negative and positive numbers?
when youre adding negative numbers, you add them and put a negative sign (ex: -6 + -5=-11) when you add negative and positive numbers(ex: -9 + 7) you subtract the numbers and take the sign of the bigger number (9-7=2, so the answer is -2 because the bigger number, 9, is negative when you subtract 2 negative numbers you add them together and put a negative sign when you subtract a neg. number and a pos. number (ex: -8 - 3) you add the numbers but the 3 becomes negative so the problem becomes -8 + -3. the answer is -11
When multiplying binomials that turn out negative do you add or subtract exponents?
When multiplying numbers with exponents, you add the exponents.
How do you know if a number will be positive or negative when adding?
Numbers are positive unless they have a minus sign (-) in front of them, in which case they are negative. As for the sum of positive and negative numbers, just add them up and find out. Add the positive, subtract the negative. It's very logical.
Do you add or subtract when you have a negative number and a positive?
Subtract and add the sign of the greater number.
What do you do when subtracting a positive and a negative?
If you subtract a negative from a positive, add both of their absolute values. If you subtract a positive from a negative, add both of their absolute values and multiply by negative one.
How do you subtract the positive from the negative?
Add the absolute values of the two numbers, then put on a negative sign. For example: -7-3=-(7+3)=-10
What is your positive and negative?
positive is to add and negative is to subtract in math
Do you subtract when its a negative plus a positive?
No, you add the positive to the negative.
Why do you subtract negative numbers if it is really just adding?
you have to do keep change change keep the first number change the subtraction sign to a add and the negative to a positive
How do you know whether you should add or subtract the value of the two numbers?
By the signs: 2+2(Add) 2-2(Subtract) +=add -=subtract
