If positive 5 means that you received $5, then negative 5 would mean you gave away $5.
If positive 5 means 5 floors above the ground, then negative 5 would mean 5 floors under ground.
If positive 5 means you gained 5 pounds since last week, then negative 5 would mean you lost 5 pounds.
Now what do you think ?
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∙ 2010-09-03 00:25:46It depends. If the positive is bigger, than it will be positive (-5+10=5 is the same as 10-5=5). If it is smaller than the negative, it will be negative (-10+5=-5 is the same as 5-10)
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It isn't always negative. ... for example: -5 + 12 = 7 (a positive number) -5 + 2 = -3 (a negative number) -5 + 5 = 0 (neither negative nor positive) If the negative number has greater magnitude than the positive number, the sum will be negative If the positive number has greater magnitude than the negative number, the sum will be positive If the negative and positive numbers have the same magnitude, the sum will be zero.
When you add a positive number and a negative number, it is the same as subtracting the negative number from the positive number. For example:4 + (-5) is the same as 4 - 5 (which is -1).One more example:(-10) + 15 is the same as 15 + (-10) (because it doesn't matter what order you add numbers), which is the same as 15 - 10. (which is 5).A bit more:That depends on the value of the positive (plus) and the negative (-) numbers. For example, if you add a positive 5 with a negative 3 (-3), the answer will be a positive 2. But if you reverse it and add a negative 5 (-5) with a positive 3 (+3), the answer will be a -2.
A positive number. ALWAYS!!! 3 - (-5) = 3 + 5 = 8 Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number.
5-(-5) is the same as 5+5 which means it equals to 10ex:5-(-5) = 10 remember, a negative times a negative is a positive5+5 = 10 (same answer as above)
Negative. Adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive. -2 + -3= -2 - 3= -5, not 1
Yes. Same for positive times a positive (Obviously). If the signs are the same, it is positive. So, a positive times a negative is negative.
If you are adding a positive number, then this is the same as normal addition. For instance, 4 add positive 5 is 9. negative 1 add positive 8 is 7. If you are adding a negative number, then this is the same as subtracting that number. For instance 6 add negative 1 is 5. negative 7 add negative 2 is negative 9.
A negitive multiplied by a negitive is a Positive. Two of the same signs multiplied by each other is a positive. Example: -5*-5=25 5*5=25
Subtracting a negative is the same as subtracting the corresponding positive, e.g. 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2.
Positive x negative = negative (Negative x positive = negative) Positive x positive = positive Negative x negative = positive So if the signs are the same the answer is positive and if they are different it is negative.