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When adding negative integers, you subtract. (2+-1=1)
When subtracting negative integers, you add. (2--3=5)
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Give example of closure property?
Add two positive integers and you ALWAYS have a positive integers. The positive integers are closed under addition.
What is your positive and negative?
positive is to add and negative is to subtract in math
What do you do when subtracting a positive and a negative?
If you subtract a negative from a positive, add both of their absolute values. If you subtract a positive from a negative, add both of their absolute values and multiply by negative one.
What is negative rejoinders?
to answer a question with yes add a positive rejoinder to answer a question with no add a negative rejoinder....
If you add a negative and a negative it equals?
Adding a negative number to a negative number makes a larger negative. In order to solve this you add the numbers together as a positive then add a negative sign.
If you add integers that are negative then your answer will be positive?
No. Adding negative integers will result in an integer that is more negative.
Is the answer to adding two negative integers a positive or negative?
When you add two negative integers, the answer is still negative.
What are the rules for adding and subtracting integers?
when you add two positive integers the answer is always positive when you add two negative integers the answer is positive when you add one negative and on positive integer, the answer is negative subtracting two negative numbers gets a negative answer subtracting two positive numbers- the answer depends subtracting a negative and positive number- the answer depends, the positive number would have to be bigger than the negative to achieve a negative number, and if the positive number is less, than the answer is still negative
When you add two negative integers what will the answer always be?
It will always be negative.
When you add two positive integers will the sum always be positive or negative?
It will always be positive.
The sum of two negative integers is a positive integer?
No, the sum of two negative integers is not a positive integer. For example, if you add -5 and -6 together the sum would be -11.
When you add two integers how can you decide whether it is a positive negative or zero?
That will depend on the two integers that you use. The result could be any of negative, zero or positive.
Why two negatives is a positive?
In mathematics, the rule that says "two negatives make a positive" is based on the concept of multiplication. When you multiply two negative numbers together, the negative signs cancel each other out to give a positive result. This rule is consistent with the properties of arithmetic and helps maintain consistency in algebraic calculations.
How do you add and subtract positive and negative integers?
+2 + -1= 1
How do you add negative integers without using the number line?
if they are both negative, add like they are positive numbers, but just add the negative sign.
Find consecutive negative integers whose sum is 110?
There is no solution.Consecutive negative integers will always add up to a negative number. 110 is positive.
When you add 2 negative integers is the sum positive or negative?
Negative. -2 + -3 = -5 You might be confused with multiplication, where the product is positive
