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turn the positive number into its recipricol and the put the number of the negative number on the top
If two numbers are multiplied and one of them is negative, the answer will turn out negative. If the two numbers being multiplied are either both negative or both positive, the answer will turn out positive. Example: -2 * 2 = -4 -2 * -2 = 4 2 * 2 = 4
Multiply it by another negative number or add a positive number to it that is bigger than the original number are two good ways.
A negative ex. -4+(-4)=-8 The addition symbol between actually can turn into a subtraction symbol through very simple algebra because a positive times a negative is always a negative. So: -4-4=-8 is the same.