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Multiplying a negative number is always negative. There really is not a comparison for this type of math problem.

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How do i times by a minus number?

The same as a positive one. If you are multiplying a positive number by a negative, the answer will be negative. If you are multiplying a negative number by a negative, the answer will be positive.


When you multiply a negative number by a negative number is the number positive or negative?

Positive A simple rule to remember this is when multiplying two numbers with the same sign, the result is ALWAYS positive. When multiplying two numbers with different signs, the results is ALWAYS negative.


What are the rule for dividing negative numbers?

The rules for dividing negative numbers is the same as multiplying them. A negative number multiplied/divided by a negative number is positive and a negative number multiplied/divided by a positive number is negative.


When multiplying two numbers with different signs the result will be?

Multiplying a positive and negative number will give a negative result. The result is a negative number.


How do you multiply a fraction by a negative number?

Using the same principles as multiplying a negative whole number by a positive whole number, where the result would be a negative, the product of a (positive) fraction and a negative whole number would equal the product of the two, with the minus sign included. For example, 1/2 x -4 = -2. The same rule can be applied the other way around, multiplying a negative fraction by a positive number would produce the same result.


What type of number is the result of multiplying a negative number by a negative number?

a positive number


When you multiply a negative number by a positive number is the number positive or negative?

The result of multiplying a positive number by a negative number is a negative number.


How do you multiple and divide positive and negative integers?

multiplying and dividing a negative number will "flip" the sign of the other number. So multiplying two negative numbers will produce a positive number. Multiplying one positive and one negative number will produce a negative. And of course two positive numbers yield a positive.


Could you answer Dividing a number by 2.5 is the same as multiplying a number by what?

it is the same as multiplying by 0.4


Does a negative number times positive infinity equal negative infinity?

Yes. Multiplying a negative number by a very large positive number will equal a large negative number. If you have the function y = -x, then as x approaches infinity, y will approach negative infinity at the same rate.


Is a positive number divided by a positive number equal to a positive or a negative number?

When multiplying or dividing . . .If the signs of both numbers are the same, the result is positive.If the signs of both numbers are different, the result is negative.


What does negative 5 in parantheses to the 2nd power equal and can you explain what it would mean without the parantheses is it the same thing?

(-5)2 = 25. This is because multiplying two negative numbers together always leads to a positive number. Think about it like taking a negative amount of negative numbers, which switches them over to positive numbers. -52 = -25, because you are not multiplying negative 5 by negative 5, you are multiplying 5 by 5, and then multiplying that value by negative 1.