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The absolute value (magnitude) of -17 is greater than the absolute value (magnitude) of -5.
-5 is considered to be greater (more positive) than -17.
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What number is bigger negative 5 or 2?
2 is bigger than -5
What is negative 5 plus negative 12?
-5 + -12 = -17
What is 5 plus negative 17?
12
Which is bigger -6 percent percent or 5 percent percent?
5%% since the other is negative.
What do two negative numbers added together equal?
A bigger negative number. For example: -1 + -5= -6
Which is bigger -3 or -20?
17
What number is bigger negative 5 or 2?
2 is bigger than -5
Is negative 4 bigger than negative 5?
No
What is negative 5 plus negative 12?
-5 + -12 = -17
What is negative 12 minus 5?
12 - (-5) = 17
Why is 2- 3 bigger than 2-5?
A negative number closest to zero is greater 2-3 = negative 1 2-5 = negative 3 negative 1 is bigger because it is closer to zero
Is negative five bigger othan negative six?
-5 is greater than -6
What are the release dates for Coach - 1989 The Bigger They Are--- 5-17?
Coach - 1989 The Bigger They Are--- 5-17 was released on: USA: 24 February 1993
How can you find that a any smaller figure is what fraction of a greater figure?
It is the smaller divided by the bigger. For 5 and 17, the 5 is 5/17 of the 17.
What are the factors of negative 85?
1, -1, 5, -5, 17, -17, 85, -85
Negative plus a positive is?
It depends. If the positive is bigger, than it will be positive (-5+10=5 is the same as 10-5=5). If it is smaller than the negative, it will be negative (-10+5=-5 is the same as 5-10)
If you add a positive and a negative number how can you tell whether the answer will be positive negative or equal?
If the negative number is bigger then the answer will be negative If the bigger number is positive then the answer will be positive. All you do is subtract the two numbers and take the sign of the bigger number Ex (+2)+(-7)=(-5)
