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It depends. To add numbers with different signs, you subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger. If the negative number has the larger absolute value, then the answer is negative, and vice versa.
For example:
(-2)+7=5
Because 7 is larger than 2.
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What is negitve plus positive equals?
When adding a negative to a positive, the answer is positive if the positive is greater, and negative if the negative is greater. In other words, subtract the smaller from the larger and take the sign of the larger. Example: -7 + 9 = +2 Example: -9 + 7 = -2
Why multiplication of negative numbers equals positive?
When you multiply any number by a negative number you reverse its sign. So positive numbers become negative, and negative numbers become positive. That is the meaning of negative multiplication; it is reversal. This is similar to the way that adding a negative number has the same effect as subtracting a positive number. Negative is the opposite of positive.
What is the rule in adding integers with unlike sign?
it depends to the value of the number,when the greater value caries the positive sign,your answer must be positive,when it carries the negative sign,your answer is negative.
What are the rules on positive and negative numbers?
multiplying and dividing- positive * positive= positive positive * negative=negative negative *negative=positive subtracting- -3-6=? 1. freeze first number- -3 2.reverse the sign to a addition- -3+ 3.Reverse the sign of the number- -3+-6= -9 adding- keep the sign of the larger number, then add/subtract
What is positive 15 plus negative 10 equals?
15 + -10 = 5 when adding numbers with two different signs (positive and negative), the number with the greastest absolute value minus the number with the least absolute value. take the sign of the larger number.
If you add a negative and a negative it equals?
Adding a negative number to a negative number makes a larger negative. In order to solve this you add the numbers together as a positive then add a negative sign.
How can we predict the sign of the product or quotient of sign numbers?
positive times positive equals positive negative times negative equals positive positive times negative equals negative Substitute "divided by" for "times" in the previous sentences and they are still true.
When you multiply a positive numder by a negative one what is the sign of the answer?
Positive times negative equals negative.
How is adding polynomials like adding integers?
The numbers can have a positive or negative sign.
What is negitve plus positive equals?
When adding a negative to a positive, the answer is positive if the positive is greater, and negative if the negative is greater. In other words, subtract the smaller from the larger and take the sign of the larger. Example: -7 + 9 = +2 Example: -9 + 7 = -2
What are the rules of adding negatives and positives?
Positive(+) times a Positive(+) equals a positive(+). i.e. 8x3=24 Negative(-) times a Negative(-) equals a positive(+). i.e. -3x(-5)=15 Positive(+) times Negative(-) equals a negative(-). i.e. 8x(-8)= -64 Negative(-) times a Positive(+) equals a negative(-). i.e. -15x4= -60
Why multiplication of negative numbers equals positive?
When you multiply any number by a negative number you reverse its sign. So positive numbers become negative, and negative numbers become positive. That is the meaning of negative multiplication; it is reversal. This is similar to the way that adding a negative number has the same effect as subtracting a positive number. Negative is the opposite of positive.
What is the rule in adding integers with unlike sign?
it depends to the value of the number,when the greater value caries the positive sign,your answer must be positive,when it carries the negative sign,your answer is negative.
What do you get when a negative number is subtracted from a positive number?
The sign of the answer will always be a positive number because subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive (
What is the sign of the product of a positive number and a negative one?
A positive times a negative equals a negative.
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.
What are the rules on positive and negative numbers?
multiplying and dividing- positive * positive= positive positive * negative=negative negative *negative=positive subtracting- -3-6=? 1. freeze first number- -3 2.reverse the sign to a addition- -3+ 3.Reverse the sign of the number- -3+-6= -9 adding- keep the sign of the larger number, then add/subtract
