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Would a positive multiplied by a negative be a positive?
No. A positive times a negative is always negative. A negative times a negative is always a positive.
When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
What is twenty divided by negative five?
The answer is negative four BECAUSE... 20/5 is POSITIVE four 20/-5 is a NEGATIVE four because a positive divided by a negative is a negative. Easy way to remember negs/pos: n * p = n p* n = n p * p = p n * n = p n / p = n p / n = n p / p = p n / n = p There are always two ways to get a positive, and two ways to get a negative. Very simple.
When you divide a negative with negative do you get a positive or negative?
always a positive
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
Is negative n always sometimes or never a positive number?
Sometimes.* If "n" is positive, "-n" is negative. * If "n" is negative, "-n" is positive. * If "n" is zero, "-n" is also zesro.
Is -n always names a negative number true?
Is false. If ' n ' is negative, then ' -n ' is positive.
Does negative n always equal a negative number?
No it doesn't. If the n is a negative number, it would equal a positive number. For example: -n=6 n must be -6 because a negative times negative equals positive.
A negative x a negative?
A negative times a negative is a positive. A simple way to remember this is... n * p = n p* n = n p * p = p n * n = p There will always be two negatives, and two positives.
Would a positive multiplied by a negative be a positive?
No. A positive times a negative is always negative. A negative times a negative is always a positive.
When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
What is twenty divided by negative five?
The answer is negative four BECAUSE... 20/5 is POSITIVE four 20/-5 is a NEGATIVE four because a positive divided by a negative is a negative. Easy way to remember negs/pos: n * p = n p* n = n p * p = p n * n = p n / p = n p / n = n p / p = p n / n = p There are always two ways to get a positive, and two ways to get a negative. Very simple.
What are the rules for adding numbers whose signs are different?
Positive plus positive is positive. Negative plus negative is negative. Positive plus negative is positive if the absolute value of the positive number is greater than the absolute value of the negative one. Positive plus negative is negative if the absolute value of the negative number is greater than the absolute value of the positive one.
When you divide a negative with negative do you get a positive or negative?
always a positive
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
Does a positive minus a negative equal a positive or negative?
Always positive.
What is the additive inverse of the real number represented by n?
That would be -n. Note that if n is positive, -n is negative, whereas if n is negative, -n will be positive.
