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Because different operations with different integers give different answers.

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Q: Who do certain calculations involving integers give positive or negative answers?
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What are non positive integers?

Non-positive integers are zero and the negative integers.


When the negative integers the positive integers and 0 are combined the integers are formed?

Negative integers, zero and the positive integers, together form the set of integers.


Is the intersection of non negative integers and non-positive integers is zero?

Yes, the intersection of non-negative (positive) and non-positive (negative) integers is zero.


What is the sign of the quotient of two positive integers?

The quotient of two positive integers will be positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative. A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive.


Is the product of 4 negative integers positive or negative?

Positive. The product of even numbers of negative integers is always positive, whereas the product of odd nummbers of negative integers is always negative.


Are positive and negative numbers integers?

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Are the sum of two negative integers positive?

No. Two negative integers added together will never equal a positive integer. It is the product of two negative integers that is positive.


Are all integers positive?

The set of integers includes negative integers as well as positive integers. It also includes the number zero which is neither negative nor positive.


Is zero a negative integers or positive integers?

Neither. It is in between positive and negative but it is still an integer.


How is dividing integers similar to multiplying integers with the resulting sign?

The rules for the sign (positive or negative) of the result of a multiplication is the same as division. For multiplication: Positive * Positive --> Positive Positive * Negative --> Negative Negative * Positive --> Negative Negative * Negative --> Positive For division: Positive / Positive --> Positive Positive / Negative --> Negative Negative / Positive --> Negative Negative / Negative --> Positive


Is the sum of 2 negative integers never positive?

The sum of two negative integers is never positive.


What is the rule in dividing integers?

The rule in dividing integers is to divide the absolute values. Two positive integers or two negative integers equals positive product. If one integer is positive and the other is negative, the product is negative.