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How do you take away a negative number from a positive number?
Taking away a negative number is the same as adding the positive value of that number. So 5 take away (-3) = 5 add 3 = 8
Can you take away a negative number from positive number?
yes if u take a negative from a positve you will get a negative
Why is a negative number minus a positive number always negative?
Because if the number is already negative and you take away more it will be even farther away from being positive. I hope that makes sense!
How do you subtract a positive and negative number?
You have to take the negative sign away from the negative number and add them.
Is 0.18 smaller then 0.818?
Here is how to find out:-Take away one from the other.If you get a positive answer then the number you are taking away form is bigger than the number you are taking away.If you get a negative answer the number you are taking away from is smaller than the number you are taking away.
What is a negative take away a negative it equals positive?
The result of subtracting a negative number minus a negative number can be positive, or negative, depending on which of the numbers is larger. It can even be zero.
Why does an atom turn positive when you take an electron away from it?
Because the number of positive charged protons equal the number of negatively charged electrons to make up a neutral element. If you take one of the electrons away you disturb that balance and now you have more positively charged protons and the atom now gas a positive charge.
What is take away subtraction?
I think I know what you mean. Take away followed by a Subtraction is - - Two negatives equal a positive. Therefore it is a plus. Taking away a negative number gives a plus
What does a negative number plus a positive number equal?
In this case, it would depend on how high thepositive number is. for example: negative 10 plus positive 12 would equal positive 2 because the ten negative numbers would cancel out ten of the positive twelve numbers. So the answer would be a positive number but ONLY IF you could take the sign away from the number and the positive number was higher.
How do you know which objects get positively charged and which objects get negatively charged?
For this we take a test charge which is a unit positive charge. Now, we take charge to be tested and bring test charge near to it. If both the charges repel the charge taken is positive and it they attract then the charge taken is negetive.
How do you take away a positive number from a negative one?
For example, -7 - 5. you pretend that the minus in the 7 wasnt there so the answer would be 2
How do you get the answer to -3 x -3?
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