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If you multiply or divide both sides of an inquality by a negative number you need to?
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Change the direction of the inequality.
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When does the sign change in inequalities?
whenever you multiply or divide by a negative number
What do you get when you multiply a positive by a negative number?
When you multiply a positive number by a negative number you always get a negative 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.
What happens when you multiply or divide an inequalitie by a negative number?
When an inequality is multiplied or divided by a negative number the inequality sign is reversed.Example : -x < 7 ......after multiplying by (say) -2 this becomes 2x > -14
What is it called when you multiply or divide two quantities by the same number?
Scaling is when you multiply or divide two quantities by the same number.
If you multiply or divide both sides of an inquality by a negative number you need to the inquality sign?
flip the sign, meaning change < to > or > to <
If you divide a negative number by a negative number will you get a positive number?
You will end up with a positive number. With integers, if you multiply or divide an even amount of negative numbers, the answer will be positive and if you multiply or divide an odd amount, the answer will be negative.
How can you Make a negative number into a positive value?
You can multiply or divide it by any negative number.
How do you divide a negative number by a positive fraction?
You multiply the negative number by the reciprocal of the fraction.
What is the result when you pare one positive number with one negative number?
If you multiply or divide the numbers, the answer will be negative.
When does the sign change in inequalities?
whenever you multiply or divide by a negative number
Can a negative number be simplified?
No, a negative number cannot be simplified because it is a whole number. Therefore, you can only multiply, divide, subtract, and add it.
When you have to reverse the inequality sign?
The usual case is when you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative number.
What happers if you multiply or divide two negative numbers?
When you divide or multiply two negative numbers they cancel each other out and you have a positive answer. We are measuring relationships instead of moving on a number line like addition or subtraction.
Do you flip the sign of this inequality 8x plus 4y12?
Only when you multiply or divide by a negative number
When dividing two negatives does it equal a positive?
Actually it does, whenever you mulitply and divide two negative and two positive numbers they always equal a positive number. When you multiply and divide a negative and positive they always equal a negative number.
Does an inequality sign change in an equation when both sides are multipled or divided by negative number?
The sign changes if you multiply/divide by a negative number. It stays the same if you add/subtract by a negative number.
