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GenelleBabee: it becomes a positive because when you multiply two negatives it becomes a positive, & it's the same thing with division.
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How do you Divide two negative numbers?
you can divide two negative numbers easily! think,if a bad thing (which represents a negative number) happens to a bad person (which also represents a negative number) is a good thing/positive, which means positive number! EXAMPLE: -20 divided by -4=40! (bad thing/negative) divided by (bad person/negative)= good thing/positive
How do you average two negative numbers?
Same way as for positive numbers: add them together and divide by two.
What happen when you divide negative and positive number?
When you divide or multiply positive and negative numbers, you first do the division or multiplication as normal. The next step is to assess whether or not the answer will be negative or positive. If the two numbers of the question were the same (negative and negative or positive and positive) then the answer will be positive. If the two numbers in the question were different (one negative and one positive) then the answer will be negative. Thus, if you divide a negative number by a positive number, the result will be the same as normal division, but the answer will be negative.
What happens when you get two numbers in the median?
you add them together and divide them by 2
What happens if there are two medians?
You add the two numbers and then divide it by two. It basically doing the mean which is adding all the numbers and dividing it by how many numbers there are. I hope this helped!
How do you Divide two negative numbers?
you can divide two negative numbers easily! think,if a bad thing (which represents a negative number) happens to a bad person (which also represents a negative number) is a good thing/positive, which means positive number! EXAMPLE: -20 divided by -4=40! (bad thing/negative) divided by (bad person/negative)= good thing/positive
How do you average two negative numbers?
Same way as for positive numbers: add them together and divide by two.
What happen when you divide negative and positive number?
When you divide or multiply positive and negative numbers, you first do the division or multiplication as normal. The next step is to assess whether or not the answer will be negative or positive. If the two numbers of the question were the same (negative and negative or positive and positive) then the answer will be positive. If the two numbers in the question were different (one negative and one positive) then the answer will be negative. Thus, if you divide a negative number by a positive number, the result will be the same as normal division, but the answer will be negative.
What happers if you multiply or divide two negative numbers?
When you divide or multiply two negative numbers they cancel each other out and you have a positive answer. We are measuring relationships instead of moving on a number line like addition or subtraction.
What is 11 x 4?
-7
What happens when you get two numbers in the median?
you add them together and divide them by 2
When dividing two negatives does it equal a positive?
Actually it does, whenever you mulitply and divide two negative and two positive numbers they always equal a positive number. When you multiply and divide a negative and positive they always equal a negative number.
What is negative 5 divided by 4?
0.8
What happens if there are two medians?
You add the two numbers and then divide it by two. It basically doing the mean which is adding all the numbers and dividing it by how many numbers there are. I hope this helped!
How do you multiply and divide negative numbers?
Two negative numbers divided or multiplied together results in a positive outcome. For example: -8/-2 = 4 and -9*-3 = 27
What is negative times a positive?
When you multiply or divide two numbers . . . -- If they both have the same sign, then the result is positive. -- If their signs are different, then the result is negative.
What is the quotient of positive and negative integers?
The quotient is what you get when you divide two numbers. If both numbers are positive, the quotient will be positive. If both numbers are negative, the quotient will be positive. If one number is positive and one number is negative, their quotient will be negative.
