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It depends on which is further from zero. If it is on the negative side, it will be negative otherwise it is positive.
-4 + 6 = 2
-8 + 5 = -3
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It depends on which of the two numbers is larger.
If you add -3 and 6, you get 3 as your answer.
But if you add -6 and 3, you get -3 as your answer.
To solve, you always subtract the (chronologically) larger number from the smaller one, and the final answer is either positive or negative based on which of the original numbers was larger.
To reiterate, -3 plus 6 equals 3, and the answer is a positive number because the higher number in the original equation (6) was as well.
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Explain in your own words how we add numbers with different signs?
Positive plus positive equals positive. Negative plus negative equals negative. Positive greater than negative equals positive. Negative greater than positive equals negative.
Negative times a positive equals?
positive times negative equals negative. positive times positive equals positive. negative times negative equals positive
What are the negative and positive rules in math?
A negative times a negative equals a positive A negative times a positive equals a negative A positive times a positive equals a positive
What is tha sum of two positive numbersTwo negative?
positive plus positive equals positive negative plus negative equals negative
When you are finding the product of multiple numbers how can determine if the product will be positive or negative?
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