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What happens when you divide a negative number by a positive number?
Dividing a negative number by a positive number results in a negative answer.
Will a positive number stay positive if you subtract a negative number from it?
Yes, the negatives cancell out eg. 3--5=3+5
What happens when you multiply a positive number by a negative number?
You get a number known as their "product".
What are the rules for multiplying and dividing positive and negative fractions?
negative times negative equals positive negative times positive equals.....you subtract the bigger number by the smaller number and keep the sign of the bigger number positive times positive equals positive im pretty sure thats right but i would make sure with your math teacher abt the second one i said
Does a positive number times a negative number equal a negative or a positive number?
A negative number. A positive number x a positive number = a positive number A negative number x a negative number = a positive number A positive number x a negative number = a negative Hope this helps :D
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