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Is a negative minus a negative a negative?
yes* * * * *Wrong!The answer is that it depends! It depends on the relative magnitudes of the two numbers.If the magnitude of the first number is bigger, the answer is negative,If the magnitude of the two numbers is the same, the answer is zero,If the magnitude of the first number is smaller, the answer is positive.For example,-5 - (-2) = -3-5 - (-5) = 0-5 - (-7) = +2
What if you have a negative plus a positive number?
Negatives and subtraction go hand - in - hand For Example, - 5 + 3 = - 2 could be also seen like this. 3 - 5 = = -2 Your answer will be negative if the number with the negative sign is bigger than the number with the positive term. If both numbers are negative then you add them up as normal numbers like positive and just put a negative before the total. - 5 - 5 = - 10 - 5 + (- 5) = -10
If you subtract a negative number from a number will the answer be smaller or bigger than the original number?
Subtracting a negative number has the same effect as adding a positive number, the two negative actions cancel each other out. Therefore, for example, 5 - (-5) is the same as 5 + 5 = 10.
Adding a negative number to a positive number?
The way you add a negative number to a positive number is very simple to learn. First you need to check which number is bigger, the negative or the positive. Then you subtract the smaller number from the bigger number. Whichever number is bigger is the sign you keep. If the bigger number was positive your going to put a + in front of the answer. If its negative your going to put a minus sign in front .Here's an example: -5 + +9 = +4
What do two negative numbers added together equal?
A bigger negative number. For example: -1 + -5= -6
