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JordanIn mathematics, multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive number. However, in the context of fractions, when you have two negative numbers in the numerator and denominator, they do not cancel out to become positive. The negative signs remain, and the fraction retains its negative value. Therefore, two negatives in a fraction do not equal a positive.
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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
Does a negative Fraction plus a negative Fraction equal a positive or negaive?
negative -1/2+-1/2 = -1
Does a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive or a negative number?
It could equal both a negagtive number or a positive number. To get a definite positive or negative you times or divide. Well in addition and subtraction negative plus a negative equals a bigger negative. Kinda like -4+-4 =-8, but in multiplication and division 2 negatives equal a positive. -2 times-2 =positive 4.
How do you subtract two negative numbers?
2 negatives make a positive
What is a fraction with a numerator that is greater than or equal to the denominator?
It is a top-heavy, or improper fraction but only if the denominator is positive.It is not defined if the denominator is 0 and the numerator is any positive integer.It need not be an improper fraction if the denominator is negative and the numerator is positive - and therefore greater - but of a smaller magnitude.For example, consider 2/(-3): the numerator = 2 is bigger than denominator = -3, but the fraction is not improper.
