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Why is a negative number times a negative number always equal a positive number?
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∙ 14y ago
because you are dividing with same signs
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∙ 14y ago
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Does a positive number add a positive number equal and negative or positive?
It will always be a positive number.
Does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positive number or a negative number?
Positive. A negative number added to a positive would reduce the original to a smaller positive, to zero, or to a negative depending on their relative values but subtracting a negative number from a positive number will always increase the value of the positive.
Is a positive number divided by a negative number equal to a positive or negative number?
A negative number.
Positive plus negative is equal to?
Negative answer if the negative number is bigger. Positive answer if the positive number is bigger.
What does a negative number multiplied by a negative number equal to?
A positive number. Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number
What does a negative number minus a positive number equal?
A negative number minus a positive number will always be a negative number.
Does a positive number add a positive number equal and negative or positive?
It will always be a positive number.
When dividing two negatives does it equal a positive?
Actually it does, whenever you mulitply and divide two negative and two positive numbers they always equal a positive number. When you multiply and divide a negative and positive they always equal a negative number.
What negative number and positive number subtracted equal positive 7?
A negative number subtracted by a positive number will always end up negative.
What is negative 10 times negative 5?
-10 x -5 = +50A negative times a negative will always equal a positive number.A negative times a positive will always equal a negative number.A positive times a positive will always equal a positive number.- x - = +- x + = -+ x + = +
What do a positive and negative equal?
A positive number added to a negative number may be either positive or negative depending on the magnititude ( absolute value) of the numbers. But a positive number multiplied by a negative number is always negative.
If a negative number is smaller than a positive number and you multiply them what does it equal?
A negative multiplied by a positive will always end in a negative number regardless of which number is deemed larger.
Does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positive number or a negative number?
Positive. A negative number added to a positive would reduce the original to a smaller positive, to zero, or to a negative depending on their relative values but subtracting a negative number from a positive number will always increase the value of the positive.
Dose a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive number?
No. The sum of two negative numbers will always be a negative number. If, however, you multiply the numbers, their product will be positive.
Does negative n always equal a negative number?
No it doesn't. If the n is a negative number, it would equal a positive number. For example: -n=6 n must be -6 because a negative times negative equals positive.
Does a double negative number equal a positive number?
no it doesnt. two negative numbers equal a negative number. two postivie numbers equal a positive number. one negative and one positive number equal a negative number.
Does a positive minus a negative equal a positive or negative?
Always positive.
