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Explain in your own words how we add numbers with different signs?
Positive plus positive equals positive. Negative plus negative equals negative. Positive greater than negative equals positive. Negative greater than positive equals negative.
Is plus 4 greater than or less than -1?
3
Does a positive plus negative equal a negative?
If the positive number is greater than the negative, it's a positive. Ex: 8 + (-3) = 5 If the negative is greater though, then the answer is a negative. Ex: 3 + (-5) = -2
Is 1 over 2 plus 4 over 7 greater them 1 or less than 1?
greater than 1
Is negative 1 greater than or less than negative 1 over 2?
-1 is less than -1/2.
Which among this greater -5 or plus 2?
2 of course. Because 2 is positive and -5 is negative and positive numbers are always greater than negative numbers.
What is a positive plus a negative?
The answer will take on the sign of whichever numeral is greater, regardless of sign. 5 + -3 = 2 5 is greater than 3, the answer is positive. 5 + -7 = -2 7 is greater than 5, the answer is negative.
Is negative 33 greater than negative 15?
No. Negative 15 is greater than negative 33.
Is negative 42 greater than negative 24?
No. Negative 24 is greater than Negative 42.
Is negative 3 over 9 greater than less than or equal to 1 over 200?
Negative 3 over 9 is less than 1 over 200 because it is a negative number, and negatives are always less than positives.
What is a positive number plus a negative number?
You didn't say what the numbers were but if the negative number was of greater value (for example -2 + 1) than your answer would be negative. But if the positive number had greater value (2 + -1) than your answer would be positive.
What are the rules for adding numbers whose signs are different?
Positive plus positive is positive. Negative plus negative is negative. Positive plus negative is positive if the absolute value of the positive number is greater than the absolute value of the negative one. Positive plus negative is negative if the absolute value of the negative number is greater than the absolute value of the positive one.
