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Do you add or subtract when you have two negatives?
two negatives makes a positive, meaning you add. i.e. 2 - -2 = 2+2 = 4
How do you know whether you should add or subtract the value of the two numbers?
By the signs: 2+2(Add) 2-2(Subtract) +=add -=subtract
How do you add and subtract negatives and positives?
Adding and subtracting negatives and positives -6+6=0 -6+-6=-12 -6+8=2 8+-7+14+-6=9 split them and do them by problem. Dividing fractions 24%-3=-8 if they are both negatives then its a positive then if there is a negative its a negative.
When you have 2 positives do you add or subtract?
When you have 2 positives you add them.
If you add a negative and a negative what do you get?
Adding negatives? You get a negative. But if you multiply/divide 2 negatives, that's a positive.
Do you add or subtract when you have two negatives?
two negatives makes a positive, meaning you add. i.e. 2 - -2 = 2+2 = 4
When you have two negatives do you add or subtract?
When you have two negatives, you add the magnitudes, but since, you have both negatives, the direction of the resultant magnitude is along the negative direction, so you add the magnitude and put the negative sign.
Why do 2 negatives equal a positive?
On the number line if you subtract a positive you move left. If you add a positive you move right. If add a negative you move left. If you subtract a negative you move right. That is just how I learned it. I don't know a wordy explanation.
How do you subtract two negative numbers?
2 negatives make a positive
When having a negative and a positive sign do you add or subtract?
If two negaitve signs occur next to each other in an equation, as in 4 -(-2) then the two negatives becomes a positive and you add the two to get 6. Otherwise, you just do what the equation states: -5 + 3 you add; =-2. -5 - 3 you subtract; = -8
How do you know whether you should add or subtract the value of the two numbers?
By the signs: 2+2(Add) 2-2(Subtract) +=add -=subtract
What do you get when you add 2 negatives?
You get a negative
How do you add and subtract negatives and positives?
Adding and subtracting negatives and positives -6+6=0 -6+-6=-12 -6+8=2 8+-7+14+-6=9 split them and do them by problem. Dividing fractions 24%-3=-8 if they are both negatives then its a positive then if there is a negative its a negative.
What is the sequence for 5 10 3 8 1 6?
add 5 / subtract 7 (the following numbers will include negatives: -1, 4, -3, 2, -5. 0)
When you have 2 positives do you add or subtract?
When you have 2 positives you add them.
What do you get when you subtract negatives with positives?
you got none
Does how many mean add or subtract?
does how many mean add or subtract
