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Why does a negative number times a negative number produce a positive number?
Negative times negative is always a positive.
What are some examples of real life situations to explain why a negative number times a negative number will give a negative number?
A negative number times a negative number gives you a POSITIVE number, not a negative number.
What is negative two times four?
negative eight :) if you times 4x2 you get eight right? So if you add a negative to ONE number you add a negative to the answer. If you were to have both numbers as a negative, your answer would be postitive :) Hope I helped you :)
Why is negative plus negative positive?
A negative plus a negative is a negative number. It is a larger negative number, that is, it is a smaller number - IOW, it is farther to the left on the number line.You probably meant to ask why is a negative number TIMES a negative number a positive number.Think of multiplying m times n as taking m steps, n times. For example, multiplying 3 times 4 means taking three steps - starting at zero and going to the right - four times. When you're done, you will have taken 12 steps to the right.If you multiply 3 times -4, it is like taking 3 steps backwards. Start at zero, take three steps backwards four times and you end up at -12.Multiplying -3 times 4 is like taking backwards steps four times. So take three backwards steps, four times, and you end up at -12.Multiplying -3 times -4 is like taking three backwards steps and going backwards four times. It's like a double reverse.My answer is a short version of a post on mathforum.org (http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.negxneg.html). On that page, see the example titled "On the Road" for a good application of why this is true.
What does a positive times a positive times a negative equal?
A negative times a positive is a negative.
How do you multiply negative four and negative six?
A negative multiplied by a negative always makes a positive number- so negative four times negative six is simply four times six, which equals twenty-four!
Four times the product of negative eight and a number into algebraic expression?
four times the product of negative three and a number
What is negative for times negative for times negative four?
-64
What is a negitaive times a positive?
A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.
What is four times negative one?
Four. Remember, negative times negative equals positive.
What is 4.16 times 10 to the negative three times 7.7 times 10 to the negative four?
3.2 X 10-6, to the justified number of significant digits.
How do you work out how to times a positive number by a negative number?
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number (same signs will get you a positive number) but A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number or A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number (different signs will get you a negative number)
Why does a negative number times a negative number produce a positive number?
Negative times negative is always a positive.
What are some examples of real life situations to explain why a negative number times a negative number will give a negative number?
A negative number times a negative number gives you a POSITIVE number, not a negative number.
What is negative two times four?
negative eight :) if you times 4x2 you get eight right? So if you add a negative to ONE number you add a negative to the answer. If you were to have both numbers as a negative, your answer would be postitive :) Hope I helped you :)
What is the answer for negative four times five?
negative 20
Why is negative plus negative positive?
A negative plus a negative is a negative number. It is a larger negative number, that is, it is a smaller number - IOW, it is farther to the left on the number line.You probably meant to ask why is a negative number TIMES a negative number a positive number.Think of multiplying m times n as taking m steps, n times. For example, multiplying 3 times 4 means taking three steps - starting at zero and going to the right - four times. When you're done, you will have taken 12 steps to the right.If you multiply 3 times -4, it is like taking 3 steps backwards. Start at zero, take three steps backwards four times and you end up at -12.Multiplying -3 times 4 is like taking backwards steps four times. So take three backwards steps, four times, and you end up at -12.Multiplying -3 times -4 is like taking three backwards steps and going backwards four times. It's like a double reverse.My answer is a short version of a post on mathforum.org (http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.negxneg.html). On that page, see the example titled "On the Road" for a good application of why this is true.
