Two negatives make a positive in multiplication and division
two negatives makes a positive, meaning you add. i.e. 2 - -2 = 2+2 = 4
You know the saying two lefts don't make a right? Well, the opposite applies here. Two negatives indeed do make a positive. Say I have two numbers, 10 and -5, and I want to subtract the positive one from the negative one. 10 - (-5) <-- two negatives in a row become a positive. 10 + 5 = 15 You can verify this yourself by using a number line. The difference is visually the distance between two numbers on a number line. The distance from 10 to -5 is indeed 15.
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They can if the binary operation is multiplication or division.
2 negatives make a positive
Two negatives make a positive in multiplication and division
Yes two negatives do make a positive if you multiply.
two negatives makes a positive, meaning you add. i.e. 2 - -2 = 2+2 = 4
To subtract a negative number is equivalent to adding a positive number. Two negatives multiplied make a positive.
If you mean when you subtract a negative from a positive what does it make? If so, you will get a positive answer. This is because the two negative symbols are basically multiplied, and if you multiply two negatives you get a positive, so a positive number minus a negative number becomes a positive number plus a positive number. 6 - (-5) = 11 2 - (-10) = 12 125 - (-15) = 140
You know the saying two lefts don't make a right? Well, the opposite applies here. Two negatives indeed do make a positive. Say I have two numbers, 10 and -5, and I want to subtract the positive one from the negative one. 10 - (-5) <-- two negatives in a row become a positive. 10 + 5 = 15 You can verify this yourself by using a number line. The difference is visually the distance between two numbers on a number line. The distance from 10 to -5 is indeed 15.
positive two negatives equal a positive a positive times a positive is a positive.
a negative minus a negative = a positive. the two negatives put together make a plus sign. example... 5-(-7) = 13
No
They can if the binary operation is multiplication or division.
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