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What is a positive integer times a negative integer?
negative read this : "MULTIPLICATION: minus times minus is plus (negative x negative = positive).....minus times plus is minus (negative x positive = negative).....plus times plus is plus (positive x positive = positive) DIVISION: minus divi minus is plus (negative ÷ negative = positive)......minus divi plus is minus (negative ÷ positive = negative).....plus divi plus is plus (positive ÷ positive = positive)"
What is -6 to the second power?
6 to the -2nd power = 1/366-2 = 1/62 = 1/36
What is a negative multiplied by a positive?
Remember the table for multiplication/division of positive and negative numbers. X/ + = + X/ - = - X/ + = - X/ - = + NB If a number does NOT show a sign , read it as positive (+). NNB 'X/' means 'multiply or divide'. eg. 2 X 3 = 6 ( all positives) 2 x -3 = -6 -2 x 3 = -6 -2 X -3 = (+) 6
6 divided by negative 1?
-6 Yes the answer would be -6. But in order to get that answer you must know this: positive divided by a positive = positive positive divided by a negative = a negative negative divided by a positive = a negative negative divided by a negative = positive (also note: it's the same formula for multiplying)
What does negative 3 take away negative 1 equal?
-3 - -1 = -2 -3 + -1 = -2 When you are subtracting a negative from a negative it becomes a positive. For example 6 - -2 = 8 but 6 + -2 = 4. The two negatives cancel each other out and become a positive.
