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What type of number results when a negative number is multiplied by a positive number and vise versa?
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∙ 11y ago
The product of two numbers with opposite signs is always negative.
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What does a positive times a positive equal?
A positive number multiplied by another positive number yields a positive number. A negative number multiplied by another negative number also yields a positive number. Only multiplying a negative number by a positive number (or the other way around) yields a negative number as the product.
Negative divided by a poitive?
The answer of a negative number multiplied by (or divided by) a positive number will be a negative number.
What is a minus divide a plus?
A negative number divided by a positive number, or a positive number divided by a negative number, results in a negative number.
When dividing negative number by a positive number what is the results?
A negative number divided by a positive number will be a negative number. For example: -20 / 4 = -5 -100 / 2 = -50 Here are the other cases of division by positive or negative numbers. A negative number divided by a negative number would be a positive number. A positive number divided by a positive number would be a positive number. A positive number divided by a negative number would be a negative number.
Why does negative two plus positive two equal zero?
Because if a negative is multiplied by another negative it will always be positive. But, if a positive is multiplied or divided by a negative it will always be negative. If the two signs are the same and or being multiplied or divided they will be positive. If the two signs are different and or being multiplied or divided will be negative. True, but the question is not about multiplication, but addition. i like to think of it like this on a number line there are positives and negatives -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 if you added 2 to zero you move up to the number positive 2 then move down two number, which represents subtracting two or negative two. you should end up on zero
Is a positive number multiplied by a negative number a positive answer?
No No. Positive number multiplied by a negative number gives a negative number.
How do you mathematically multiply a negative with a positive?
A negative multiplied by a positive results in a negative number. E.g. -2 x 3 = -6
What type of number results when a negative is multiplied by a positive number and vice versa?
the number is always negative in both cases
What is the product of a negative x a negative?
a negative multiplied by a negative results in a positive number. -5 x -5 = +25
How do you muliply a negative number by a decimal?
Any one negative multiplied by a positive results in a negative. -5*0.1 = -0.5
What is a negative number multiplied by a negative number?
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
When can the square of a negative number be negative?
This can never be. The square of any number will always be positive. Any positive number multiplied by another positive number will be positive, while any negative number multiplied by another negative number will be positive.
What is a negative number multiplied by a positive number?
a negative number
Negative number multiplied by negative number?
positive number
Negative number multiplied by a positive number?
Negative number.
What is a positive number multiplied by a negative number?
a negative number
Why is it when you multiply two negative integers that it is a positive answer?
Multiplying anything non-zero by a negative number changes the sign. A positive number multiplied by a negative number becomes negative. A negative number multiplied by a negative number becomes positive.
