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When you have a minus and a plus sign together, you simply ignore the plus sign. For example -5 + -3 is the same as -5 - 3 which is -8.
If you have two minus signs together, you replace them with a plus sign. For example -5 - -3 is the same as -5 + 3 which gives -2.
At school I learned a simple rule: 'Minus a minus is a plus'
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When you add a negative plus a negative the answer is?
The answer is negative
How do you make a negative number a positive number?
Multiply it by another negative number. Or add a higher positive number to it.
What is the answer to negative plus a negative?
-n+-n=-2n so -1+-1=-2. In simple terms a negative plus a negative eqauls a negative. You can just add the numbers as if they are positive and then add a negative sign to the answer.
How do you add negative integers without using the number line?
if they are both negative, add like they are positive numbers, but just add the negative sign.
Is a negative number add a negative number a positive or negative answer?
Adding two negative numbers always gives a negative number.
