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you subtract the two numbers and keep the highest number sign

Ex. -10+7=-3 Ex. 10-(-5) " add a line and change the sign"

10+5= 15

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How do you decide which number is greater when one number is negative and one number is positive?

ANY positive number is greater than any negative number. Imagine you are digging a hole, and piling up the dirt you remove from the hole. The hole represents negative numbers- it goes lower than the surface. The piled up dirt represents positive numbers- it is higher than the surface. The surface is zero- neither positive or negative.


If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?

positive


Will positive numbers always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers?

No, positive numbers do not always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers. The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of its sign. For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5, which is equal to the absolute value of +5. Therefore, a negative number can have the same absolute value as a positive number and vice versa, but positive numbers themselves cannot have a higher absolute value than the corresponding negative numbers.


The sum of a positive number and a negative number is positive when?

The sum of a positive number and a negative number is positive when the magnitude of the positive number is greater than the magnitude of the negative number. In other words, if the positive number is larger than the absolute value of the negative number, their sum will be positive. For example, if we have 5 (positive) and -3 (negative), their sum is 2, which is positive. Conversely, if the negative number's magnitude is greater, the sum will be negative.


Is decimal number greater than a negative number?

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

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Is a negative subtracted from a positive will it be a positive answer?

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When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer negative?

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How do you decide which number is greater when one number is negative and one number is positive?

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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.


If a is a negative number than -a is positive or negative?

positive


Will positive numbers always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers?

No, positive numbers do not always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers. The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of its sign. For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5, which is equal to the absolute value of +5. Therefore, a negative number can have the same absolute value as a positive number and vice versa, but positive numbers themselves cannot have a higher absolute value than the corresponding negative numbers.


The sum of a positive number and a negative number is positive when?

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Is decimal number greater than a negative number?

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


Are negative numbers higher than normal numbers?

What do you mean by "higher?"They are smaller than positive numbers since they are to the left of positive numbers on the number line.Beyond that, not sure what you mean.