No a negative plus a negative is not a positive answer.
example.
-5+-2=-7
but if you are subtracting a negative number from a negative, then the second negative number would become a positive.
example.
-5 - -2=
-5+2=
=-3
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It is a negative if the negative number has the higher absolute value and positive if the positive number has the higher absolute value.
Negative plus a negative is a negative. Ex. -1+-1=-2 Negative times a negative is a positive. -2*-2=4 But a negative [minus] plus a positive [plus] can be minus, zero or plus: For example, -3 + 2 = -1 -3 + 3 = 0 -3 + 4 = +1
A negative number divided by a positive number, or a positive number divided by a negative number, results in a negative number.
Not necessarily; a positive number plus a negative number will be a positive number if the positive number is greater. Example: 10 + (-6) = 4