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If the absolute value of a negative number is greater than the absolute value of a positive number, then on addition we will get a negative number.
e.g.
-4 + 1 = -3
If absolute value of positive number is greater, then the result is positive.
e.g.
5 + (-4) = 1
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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.
Do you add the positive and negative to get the neutral?
When it comes to numbers (this question was asked in the "Math and Arithmetic" category), adding a negative number to a positive number always equals a negative number.
What number when you add equals 10 but when you multiply equals a negative 200?
210
What is the answer to -5 plus a equals 21?
26, in that situation just add the negative number to the answer to find the variable
What whole number minus 25 equals negative 51?
Let's call the number x. x-25=-51. Add 25 to both sides. You get x=-26. The number is negative 26.
How do you solve the problem -2 plus 5 equals?
To solve -2 plus 5 equals, it's probably easier to start with the positive number and add the negative number to it. The equation will look like this: 5 + (-2) = Because you are adding a negative number, you actually have to subtract the 2, rather than add it, so your answer will be 3.
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.
Why does a negative plus a negative equal a negative?
A negative plus a negative equals a negative because the operation you're doing is equivalent to subtraction. If you wrote down a sum "negative 3 plus negative 7" it would look like this: -3+-7 which is the same as -3-7 Whenever you add a negative number you are actually taking more away, and this is why a negative plus a negative equals a negative - You start with a negative number, and are taking even more away, so you will only ever end up with a negative number.
If you add a negative number and another negative number together the sum is?
Negative
If you add a negative and a negative what you get?
You get a positive Number answer.
How do you add a negative number with a negative number?
When you add a negative number, the one on the right side gets cancelled out. E.g. -3x + - 3x = -3x
Is a negative number add a negative number a positive or negative answer?
Adding two negative numbers always gives a negative number.
