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A negative number has the opposite value of a positive number. Being a thousand dollars in debt is the opposite of having a thousand dollars in your bank account. So it's an important difference.
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When you multiply a positve number by a negative number what is the sign of the answer?
negative. When you multiply, if there are an odd number of negative signs, the answer is negative. If there are an even number of negative signs, the answer is positive. Or another way to think of this is that two negative signs cancel each other out when multiplying.
How do i divide integers with different signs?
see if have -8 divided by -8 divide the number number first and then see to the following signs-8 divided by -8 is equal to +1-8 divided by +8 is equal to -1so different signs -same sign +++=+--=++-=--+=-
What is the rule for dividing integers?
When dividing numbers that are different the answer will be negative.
What is a negative number times a negative number equal?
If the signs of both numbers are the same, the product will be positive. If the signs of the numbers are different, the product will be negative.
What does a and a and equall?
a(-)and a(-)=positive a(+)and a(+)=positive but a(-)and a(+) or a(+)and a(-)= negative so two signs the same is positive and two signs that are different are negative.
Is a negative subtract a negative a positive?
Yes. A negative subtracted by a negative is a positive. Just remember that two like signs become a positive sign, and two unlike signs become a negative sign.
What are like and unlike signs?
Like signs: When both numbers are either positive or negative, like: +6 and +4 Unlike signs; When one is either positive or negative, like he nd lo sn.x
What is negative one times negative one?
When the signs of the numbers are the same, the answer is positive. When the signs are different, the answer is negative. -1 x -1 = 1
Is the sum of two integers with the same sign positive or negative?
if the 2 signs are negative, than the sum is negative. if the 2 signs are positive, than the sum is positive.
If both the numerator and the denominator are negative does that make the fraction negative?
No!If numerator and denominator have the same signs the fraction is positive.If numerator and denominator have opposite signs the fraction is negative.
When multiplying numbers what do you do with the positive and negative signs?
Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive
What is the rule for multiplying or dividing two integers with different signs?
divide them or multiply then put a negative because to different signs make a negative to of the same signs make a positive
