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Q: If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?
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Is a negative greater or less than a positive number?

A negative number is less than a positive number. Think about it this way: a negative number is less than 0. A positive number is greater than 0. Therefore, a negative number must be less than a positive number.


Is decimal number greater than a negative number?

Positive numbers are greater than negative numbers. Decimals can be either positive or negative.


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


Is a negative number added by a postitive number a negative number?

sometimes... if the negative number is bigger than a positive number, than the answer is negative. if the positive number is bigger than a negative number, then the answer is positive. if they are the same, then the answer is zero. here is a helpful hint. -x+y is the same as y-x.


What does negative and positive mean?

A positive number is greater than zero; a negative number is less than zero.


Is negative 5 greater than positive 0?

Zero isn't positive or negative. All negative numbers are less than zero.There is no such thing as "positive" (or "negative") zero.Also, a negative number is always less than any positive number.


When you add a positive and a negative number what do you get?

if the modulus (just the value ignoring the signs) of the negative number is larger than the positive number, adding the two will get you a negative number, if the positive number is larger, than modulus of a negative number you will have a positive. Can be easily demonstrated on a number line. yes


Is a negative and a positive a positive?

In math, a positive is a number greater then zero, and a negative number is less than zero.


Is it true that the sum of a negative integer and a positive integer is always positive?

It depends, if a number with positive integers is greater than the number with the negative integer therefore the sum will be in positive integer. And if the number with positive integer is less than the number with the number with negative integer then the sum will be in negative integer.


What does a negative integer plus a positive number equal?

It depends. If the negative number is larger than the positive number, then it will be a negative. If the positive number is larger than the negative number, then it will be a positive. Example 1: -9 + 6 = -3 Example 2: 17 + (-13) = 6


Why is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer is always negative?

It isn't always negative. ... for example: -5 + 12 = 7 (a positive number) -5 + 2 = -3 (a negative number) -5 + 5 = 0 (neither negative nor positive) If the negative number has greater magnitude than the positive number, the sum will be negative If the positive number has greater magnitude than the negative number, the sum will be positive If the negative and positive numbers have the same magnitude, the sum will be zero.


How do you tell which is greater a negative number or a positive number?

a positive number is always greater than a negative number