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What do you do when a negative number is higher than a positive number?
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∙ 11y ago
you subtract the two numbers and keep the highest number sign
Ex. -10+7=-3 Ex. 10-(-5) " add a line and change the sign"
10+5= 15
and if you need more help just ask ^_^
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How do you decide which number is greater when one number is negative and one number is positive?
ANY positive number is greater than any negative number. Imagine you are digging a hole, and piling up the dirt you remove from the hole. The hole represents negative numbers- it goes lower than the surface. The piled up dirt represents positive numbers- it is higher than the surface. The surface is zero- neither positive or negative.
If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?
positive
Is decimal number greater than a negative number?
Positive numbers are greater than negative numbers. Decimals can be either positive or negative.
Are negative numbers higher than normal numbers?
What do you mean by "higher?"They are smaller than positive numbers since they are to the left of positive numbers on the number line.Beyond that, not sure what you mean.
Will positive numbers alway have a higher absolute value than the negative numbers?
No, positive numbers do not always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers. The absolute value of a negative number is equal to its positive equivalent. For example, the absolute value of -3 and 3 is both 3.
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integers?
When the absolute value of the negative number is higher than the positive number.
Atoms have higher number of positive charges than negative charges?
the positive number of a atom
Is a negative subtracted from a positive will it be a positive answer?
Yes. to subtract a negative is to add that number, so the number will be higher than the first number which is positive and can't go below zero.
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer negative?
When the absolute value of the negative number is higher than the positive number.
A negative number that has a greater absolute value than a positive number?
The absolute value of a number is how far away it is from zero on a number line. Any negative number that is higher than a positive number without its negative sign is larger with absolute value.
How do you decide which number is greater when one number is negative and one number is positive?
ANY positive number is greater than any negative number. Imagine you are digging a hole, and piling up the dirt you remove from the hole. The hole represents negative numbers- it goes lower than the surface. The piled up dirt represents positive numbers- it is higher than the surface. The surface is zero- neither positive or negative.
Is a negative greater or less than a positive number?
A negative number is less than a positive number. Think about it this way: a negative number is less than 0. A positive number is greater than 0. Therefore, a negative number must be less than a positive number.
If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?
positive
Is decimal number greater than a negative number?
Positive numbers are greater than negative numbers. Decimals can be either positive or negative.
Are negative numbers higher than normal numbers?
What do you mean by "higher?"They are smaller than positive numbers since they are to the left of positive numbers on the number line.Beyond that, not sure what you mean.
Will positive numbers alway have a higher absolute value than the negative numbers?
No, positive numbers do not always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers. The absolute value of a negative number is equal to its positive equivalent. For example, the absolute value of -3 and 3 is both 3.
When you add a positive and a negative what does it become?
the answer could be negative or positive depending on whether the negative number you're adding is bigger than the positive number
