answersLogoWhite

0

The sum of two negative numbers?

Updated: 12/15/2022
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Best Answer

Placing a question mark at the end of a phrase does not make it a sensible question. Try to use a whole sentence to describe what it is that you want answered.


One possible answer to the question, as asked, is that the sum of two negative numbers is easy to calculate.


User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: The sum of two negative numbers?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What type of numbers is the sum of two negative numbers?

They will be negative numbers as for example -5+(-7) = -12


Is the sum of two negative numbers positive or negative?

The sum of two negative numbers is going to sum up to a negative number EX:-2+-5=-7


Why does two negative numbers equal a positive?

They do not always. The sum of two negative numbers is negative.


When is the sum of two negative mixed numbers an integers?

When the sum of the negatives is an integer is when the sum is a whole number


How can you decide if the sum of two numbers is positive negative or zero without calculating the sum?

The sum of two negative numbers is positive and the sum of two negatives is negative. If you have both positive and negative numbers the sum can be either so look at the absolute value. If the negative number has a greater absolute value, the sum is negative. If the positive number has a greater absolute value the sum is positive. If the absolute values are equal, the sum is zero.


Is a conjecture about the sum of two negative integers?

The sum of two negative numbers is 27.5 unless you add them together on a Tuesday, in which case the sum is 25.7. That is a conjecture about the sum of two negative numbers. There is no reason for a conjecture to be true, or even credible.


What two negative numbers added together equal 16?

The sum of two negative numbers will be more negative than either one of them. The sum cannot, therefore, be 16.


How do you know when the sum of a positive integer will be negative?

The sum of two positive numbers is positive. The sum of two negative numbers is negative. The sum of a positive and negative number will depend on which number has a greater absolute value. 5 + (-4) = 1 5 + (-9) = -4


Can the sum of two negative numbers ever be positive?

No.


The sum of two numbers is 12 Find the two numbers if the sum of their squares is to you a maximum?

Assuming the two numbers must be positive whole numbers, the answer is 1 and 11. If they need to be non-negative, it is 0 and 12. If negative numbers are permitted (eg -1 and 13) there is no limit to the sum - ie there is no maximum.


Is the sum of two positive numbers positive or negative?

Positive


The sum of two numbers is always greater than either of the two numbers?

Not true if either of the numbers is negative.