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When does a positive integer and a negative integer equal a positive integer?
When they are added together and the absolute value of the positive integer is bigger than the absolute value of the negative integer or when the negative integer is subtracted from the positive integer.
Is a negative integer bigger then a positive integer?
no, all negative numbers are smaller than positive numbers
What are the rules for adding and subtracting integers?
when you add two positive integers the answer is always positive when you add two negative integers the answer is positive when you add one negative and on positive integer, the answer is negative subtracting two negative numbers gets a negative answer subtracting two positive numbers- the answer depends subtracting a negative and positive number- the answer depends, the positive number would have to be bigger than the negative to achieve a negative number, and if the positive number is less, than the answer is still negative
What will be the difference when subtracting two integers with different signs?
Subtracting: Positive - Negative = Positive Negative - Positive = Negative No that is not the way it goes. It is positive+negetive=either counting on which integer is bigger negative+negative=positive positive+positive=positive positive x negetive=negative negative x postitve= negative negative/positive=negative positive/negative=negetive thanks The top is right though because subtracting a negative is like adding so you could never get a negative and subtracting from a positive from negative will always be a negative. The question was for integers with different signs so you don't need to do "positive + positive"
What does a negative number times a postive number equal?
That depends on which number is greater. ex: (9)+(-4)= +5 -- because the 9 is a larger number. Also, the use of a number line will really help. ...-5 _-4_ -3_ -2_ -1_ 0_ 1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5... just start on one of the numbers and then travel to the right (if the other number is positive) , or the left ( if the other number is negative) and you will land on your answer. keep in mind that 5+(-2)= 3 is the same as 5-2= 3 Hope this helps...and if you were asking "Is a positive number TIMES a negative number negative?", the answer is yes.
Is there a greatest positive integer?
No. The positive integers are {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}. They start at 1 (which is the least positive integer) and progress forever (to infinity). There is no end to the positive integers, so there is no greatest positive integer. Another way to look at it might be to think of any really large integer (a "counting" or "whole" number) and add one. That will create a "next bigger" large number. You can continue to do this infinitely many times.
Is a negative integer plus positive integer equal to a positive integer?
Only if the absolute value of the positive number is higher.
Is a integer that is bigger farther from the zero than a smaller integer?
Not exactly. All positive integers are greater than all negative integers, but -1 is greater than -7 even though -7 is farther from zero. It's better to think of a number line. Things get greater as you move to the right, lesser as you move to the left.
What are the rules for adding postive and negative integers?
Not sure if you want just a positive and a negative integer, added or more info.2 positive integers a & b (easiest)a + b the result is positive.2 negative integers a & bAdd the magnitude of a and magnitude of b, the result is negative.Example -2 + -5 = -(2+5) = -(7) = -7a is positive, b is negative, take the difference of the magnitudes, thenif |a| (magnitude of a) greater than |b| (magnitude of b), the result is positive.if |a| (magnitude of a) less than |b| (magnitude of b), the result is negative.Example: 2 + -5 (the difference of magnitudes is 5-2 = 3The negative number has a bigger magnitude, so the answer is negative: -3-2 + 5The difference is still 3, but the positive number has bigger magnitude,so the result is positive: +3
A pair of integers whose sum gives an integer smaller than the both integers?
Take any negative integers, say -5 and -10, their sum is -15 which is smaller than both of them. We could have used 0 as well, so I should have said any non-positive integers. To see that is does not work with positive integers, take 5 and 10 whose sum is 15 which is BIGGER than either one.
Positive plus negative is equal to?
Negative answer if the negative number is bigger. Positive answer if the positive number is bigger.
A negative plus a positive?
If the negative number is bigger, you get a negative number as an answer. If the positive number is bigger, you get a positive number as an answer.
