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How does a positive number and a positive number become a negative number?
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∙ 14y ago
If the 2nd number is larger than the 1st number, and you subtract it from the 1st number,
the result of the subtraction is negative.
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How do you change a negative number into a decimal?
You divide the negative number by a positive number for it to stay positive. And you divide the negative number by a negative number for it to become positive.
Why multiplication of negative numbers equals positive?
When you multiply any number by a negative number you reverse its sign. So positive numbers become negative, and negative numbers become positive. That is the meaning of negative multiplication; it is reversal. This is similar to the way that adding a negative number has the same effect as subtracting a positive number. Negative is the opposite of positive.
What happens to a negative number with a positive exponent?
It will become a positive number.
When you have a negative and positive in math does it become a negative?
It depends on what you do with the negative and positive. If you multiply or divide a positive number and a negative number, then the answer is negative. If you add or subtract a positive number and a negative number, the answer could be negative or positive depending on the numbers involved. If you put a negative sign in front of a positive number, the result is a negative number. If you put a positive sign in front of a negative number (like +(-7)), the result is still negative.
If you replace a negative variable with a negative number does the number become positive?
Yes
When you add a positive and a negative what does it become?
the answer could be negative or positive depending on whether the negative number you're adding is bigger than the positive number
If you square a negative number does it become a positive number?
Yes.
Can a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive?
No. It can only become even more negative.
Why is it when you add a positive number and a negative number it turns negative?
It does not always become negative , only if the negative number is greater then the positive number. Ex:-5 + 6 = 1 -6 + 5 = -1
What are the rules fr multiplication and divisions of integers?
(positive number) x (positive number) = positive number (positive number)/(positive number) = positive number (positive number) x ( negative number) = negative number (positive number)/( negative number) = negative number (negative number) x (negative number) = positive number (negative number)/(negative number) = positive number
A negative plus a negative is positive?
No a negative plus a negative is not a positive answer. example. -5+-2=-7 but if you are subtracting a negative number from a negative, then the second negative number would become a positive. example. -5 - -2= -5+2= =-3
What does a negative number multiplied by a negative number equal to?
A positive number. Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number
