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What sign do you get when you divide a positive integer by a negative integer?
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∙ 2012-06-25 18:24:15
If you divide a positive number (it doesn't really matter if it is an integer or a fraction) by a negative number, the result is negative.
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∙ 2012-06-25 18:24:15
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Is a negative integer plus positive integer equal to a positive integer?
Only if the absolute value of the positive number is higher.
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 rules for multiplication integers?
When multiplying integers, multiplying by the same sign will always produce a positive integer. Such as a negative times a negative equals a positive. If the signs are different then the product will be a negative.
How do you divide a negative fraction by a negative fraction?
-- Ignore the signs. -- Divide the first fraction by the second fraction, then decide whether the answer is positive or negative. -- If both numbers in a division have the same sign, then the quotient is positive. So the quotient is positive, and you're done.
When you divide both sides of an inequality by a positive value you must change the direction of the inequality sign?
No. Only when you divide by a negative.
What is the sign of the quotient if you divide a positive integer by a positive integer?
positive
What is the sign of quotient of a positive integer and a negative integer?
Negative
Is the sum of a positive and negative integer always negative?
No. The sum of a positive integer and a negative integer has the same sign as the larger integer.
What is the sign of an integer of the product of a positive integer and a negative integer?
Negative, as for example: 5 times -4 = -20
What is a absolute value of a negative integer?
The absolute value of an integer is the integer with a positive sign.
What are all of the integer numbers?
All of the numbers that are in Positive and Negative sign are Integers , whether they reach 1 million if it has Positive or Negative sign it is considered as Integer .
When do you know when the integers are positive and negative?
If the number is zero, then it is neither positive nor negative.For all other integers: If there is a minus sign, "-", before the integer, then it is negative. If there is a plus sign, "+", before the integer or no sign at all, then it is positive.
How do you divide negative fractions from positive fractions?
You divide the equivalent positive numbers. Then you add a negative sign to the result.
Is the absolute value of a positive integer positive or negative?
The absolute value of a positive integer is positive. When taking the absolute value of any integer, one is essentially removing the sign (whether positive or negative), always leaving the remaining number positive.
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer negative?
When the absolute value of the negative number is higher than the positive number.
How can you predict the sign of the sum of a positive and a negative integer before you add the numbers?
If the absolute value of the positive integer is greater than the absolute value of the negative integer, then the sum of the two will be positive.If the absolute value of the positive integer is less than the absolute value of the negative integer, then the sum will be negative.If the absolute values of the two integers are the same then the sum will be zero, which has neither a negative nor a positive sign.
Do integers have to have an opposite or just be a positive or negative number?
An integer is just a whole number, excluding zero. Any positive integer will always have an opposite just by placing a negative sign in front of the positive integer. You can also say that any negative whole number is an integer.
