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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.

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Q: When dividing two negatives does it equal a positive?
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Do 2 negatives equal a positive yes or no?

Yes, when multiplying or dividing two negatives the result is a positive number.


Two negatives equal what?

It is said that two negatives equal a positive when multiplying them with coefficients.


When you multiply two negatives by a positive will the answer be a negative or a positive?

positive two negatives equal a positive a positive times a positive is a positive.


Does two positive equal a negative?

Multiplying and dividing two negatives does equal a positive. Adding two negatives equals a negative, but subtracting two negatives may or may not equal a positive. Ex. -2 * -4 = 8 -10/-2 = 5 -2+ -4 = -6 -4- -2 = -2 -2- -4 = 2


What do two negatives equal two?

When combining (adding) two negatives you get a negative. When multiplying two negatives you will get a positive.


Do 2 negatives in a fraction equal a positive?

Well, honey, in math, two negatives in a fraction do indeed equal a positive. It's like when you owe someone money, and then owe them more money - suddenly you're in the green! So yes, in the world of math, two negatives make a positive when you're dividing.


Is positive divided by negative negative or positive?

Yes, when a positive is divided by a negative, it is negative. ex: 4/-2 would equal -2. It takes two negatives to make a positive in math when you are multiplying or dividing.


Is subtracting a negative number the same as adding a positive number?

For negatives, two negatives equal a positive & all goes for positive


Is a negative divided by a positive zero?

There is no such thing as a positive or a negative zero. A negative divided by a positive is a negative, and a positive divided by a negative is a negative. If you have a negative and a positive, the answer will be a negative. But if you have two negatives or two positives as the dividend and divisor, the answer will be a positive. In other words, dividing two positives or two negatives will always give you a positive. But dividing a positive and a negative will always give you a negative.


Does two negatives equal one positive?

Only if you multiply or divide them.


When do two negatives equal a positive?

When multiplied. Such as -2*-2=4


Why does the sign change when multiplying and dividing negative numbers?

It changes because two negatives make a positive!!!!!!!!!!!!