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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.
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Is 0 a positive number?
0 is just plain 0. it's not a postitive or a negative.
What is postitive eighteen plus negative six?
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What is negative two times four?
negative eight :) if you times 4x2 you get eight right? So if you add a negative to ONE number you add a negative to the answer. If you were to have both numbers as a negative, your answer would be postitive :) Hope I helped you :)
How many square roots does a postitive number have?
2, a positive and a negative eg 9 = 3 x 3 and -3 x -3
What postitive number is the same as its reciprocal?
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