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When subtracting a negative number why do you move to the right on the number line instead of the left?
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number. Also, adding a negative number is the same as subtracting a positive number. -7 + (-5) = -7 - 5 = -12 -7 - (-5) = -7 + 5 = -2
How do you subtract a negative number from a negative number?
It´s like adding them. You pretend that the second number is a positive number and then you add the two numbers together. For example: (-7) - (-2) = -7 + 2 = -5 (-2) - (-7) = -2 + 7 = 5
Why does adding a positive and negative integer always result in a negative integer?
It won't always result in a negative integer. Multiplyinga positive number and a negative number always results in a negative number. For example 3 x -2 = -6. Adding a positive number and a negative number can result in a negative number but it does not have to.When adding a positive number with a negative number, we really subtract from the largest number in the absolute value the smallest number in the absolute value, and we keep the sign of the number with the larger absolute value. So the sign of the number with the larger absolute value will determine the sign of the answer.Some examples:10 + (-7) = 3Here, 10 is the largest number in the absolute value, because |10| = 10, and |-7| = 7. So, 10-7=3. 3 will be positive since 10 was positive7 + (-10) = -3Here, -10 is the largest number in absolute value, because |-10| = 10, and |7| = 7. So, 10 - 7 = 3. 3 will be a negative number since -10 was negative number. Thus, the answer will be -3.-10 + 7 = -3-7 + 10 = 3It all depends on whether the number with the larger absolute value is negative or positive. If it is positive then the answer will be positive. If it is negative then the answer will be negative. If the two numbers have an equal absolute value, then the result is zero, which is neither positive nor negative.
Is the absolute value of a positive integer a negative integer?
Absolute values are never negative. The opposite, or negative, or additive inverse, of a negative number is the number's absolute value; a non-negative number is its own absolute value. The absolute values of 7 and -5, are, respectively, 7 and 5.
Do a negative number minus a negive number equal positive or negative?
minus a negative is plus a positive so something like -6 - -7=1 because its the same as-6 + +7
How many units is it from 3 to -4 on a number line?
7
How many units is it from negative 5 to positive 2 on the number line?
7
What number is 7 units to the left of -1?
8
What number is 7 units ot the left of -1?
-8
What number is 7 units to the left of -5?
12
When subtracting a negative number why do you move to the right on the number line instead of the left?
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number. Also, adding a negative number is the same as subtracting a positive number. -7 + (-5) = -7 - 5 = -12 -7 - (-5) = -7 + 5 = -2
Is negative 7 greater than negative 5?
No negative 5 is greater than negative 7. Remember, when you go right on a number line the amount of what you have gets bigger. If you go left on the number line the amount you have gets smaller. In terms, think of this. If you were sitting at $-5, how would you get to negative $-7? You'd go left(spend)? So this means that the amount is getting smaller.
Is negative 4 bigger then negative 7?
Yes - imagine moving from left to right on a number line, the numbers on the right being larger than the numbers on the left.
What are some negative number on a number line for 7?
-7
What is 7 units to the right on a number line?
7
Is -7 8 positive or negative?
-7+8 is a positive number that equals 1, but -78 is a negative number because it has a negative sign.
Is the product of positive numbers and 7 negative numbers a positive number or a negative number?
negative
