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no negative numbers are always smaller than positive numbers..... you can draw out a numberline and see any number to the left of the number zero is negative and to the right is positive
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Is a negative integer bigger then a positive integer?
no, all negative numbers are smaller than positive numbers
Why cant there be negative numbers in Pythagorean theorem?
Because when you are looking for the hypothenuse, it will be bigger than both the numbers so it length will be in positives, and when you are looking for side a or b, it won't work with a negative because a negative and a positive will cause the number to be smaller.
Is negative 5 greater than positive four?
no way positive is higher in numbers and negative is lower
Why are positive rational numbers greater than negative rational numbers?
Because 1. Positive integers are greater than negative integers, and 2. Division by a positive number preserves the order.
Is negative 2 bigger than 0.5?
nio, it is not; a negative number is always less than a positive number.
Are negative numbers bigger or positive?
Positive numbers are larger than negative ones.
Is a negative integer bigger then a positive integer?
no, all negative numbers are smaller than positive numbers
Are fractions bigger than negative numbers?
You can have negative fractions so it depends. it depends if you have a negative fraction you could have -1/2 but 1/2 is bigger than -1/2. negative numbers will always be smaller than positive numbers.
Is -4 bigger then 3?
No, 3 is bigger than -4 because -4 is below zero and therefore a negative number. 3 is a positive number and is above zero. All positive numbers are larger than negative numbers.
Why is it not possible for a negative number to be larger than a positive number?
because numbers on the are bigger than the numbers on the left in number line
What is negative subtracted by a positive?
The Answer could be neither positive nor negative because the positivve could be bigger than the negative or the neagative could be bigger than the positive
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
what is bigger 50 or -40?
90
A positive plus a positive equals?
A positive plus a positive will equal a positive. However a negative minus a negative will not equal a negative. It will equal a positive.
Which is bigger negative two thirds or negative three fourths?
If these were positive numbers then 3/4 would be bigger than 2/3.However, as they are negative then -2/3 is bigger.-2/3 = -0.67 (to 2 decimal places only)-3/4 = -0.75-0.67 (approx) is greater than -0.75 because it is closer to the positive numbers.
When you add a positive and a negative what does it become?
the answer could be negative or positive depending on whether the negative number you're adding is bigger than the positive number
What's bigger a positive 1 or a negative 1?
Positive numbers are bigger than negative numbers. You can also prove it in this case by adding two (2) to both numbers and then comparing. (In algebra doing the same action to both sides of an equation is preserves the relationship between values.) +1+2= 3 -1+2= 1 3 > 1, therefore 1 > -1
