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Does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positive number or a negative number?
Positive. A negative number added to a positive would reduce the original to a smaller positive, to zero, or to a negative depending on their relative values but subtracting a negative number from a positive number will always increase the value of the positive.
What does a negative and a positive equal?
adding or subtracting them, that would depend on the magnitude of the values; multiplying or dividing would yield a negative product or quotient
Examples of positive and negative values?
Positive values : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Positive is a plus. Negative values:-1,-2,-3,-4,-5 Negative is minus.
What is the value of a -b if a 24 and b -6?
30
For what values of n is -2n positive?
[ -2n ] is positive for all negative values of 'n' .
What do you do when subtracting a positive and a negative?
If you subtract a negative from a positive, add both of their absolute values. If you subtract a positive from a negative, add both of their absolute values and multiply by negative one.
What does a negative and a positive equal?
adding or subtracting them, that would depend on the magnitude of the values; multiplying or dividing would yield a negative product or quotient
Does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positive number or a negative number?
Positive. A negative number added to a positive would reduce the original to a smaller positive, to zero, or to a negative depending on their relative values but subtracting a negative number from a positive number will always increase the value of the positive.
Examples of positive and negative values?
Positive values : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Positive is a plus. Negative values:-1,-2,-3,-4,-5 Negative is minus.
Subtracting negative and positive decimals?
By doing this it aligns all the place values so you can clearly add or subtract the correct place values and get a correct answer. You might say it is an organization technique. Of course if you use a calculator, this is not necessary.
What is the value of a -b if a 24 and b -6?
30
For what values of n is -2n positive?
[ -2n ] is positive for all negative values of 'n' .
Can probability values be negative?
No. Probability values always have to be positive.
When you add a positive number by a negative number will it be negative or positive?
That depends on the values of the given numbers but a positive number multiplied by a negative number will be negative
What are the rules in adding subtracting multiplying and dividing integers?
Adding integers, if they have the same sign, add their absolute values and keep the same sign. Subtracting, change the sign of the 2nd number and the add using rules of addition. Multiplying and dividing, Divide the absolute values, if the signs are the same the answer is positive, if the signs are different the answer is negative.
Are electron affinity values usually positive or negative numbers?
Positive for nonmetals and negative for metals
How do you subtract a positive by a negative?
Subtracting a positive number from a negative number is the same as adding two negative numbers, which is like adding two positive numbers except you're going to the left from zero on the number line instead of to the right. The rule is to add the absolute values (the numbers without the signs) of the two numbers and keep the negative sign. For example, -3 - 5 = (-3) + (-5) = -1 * (3 + 5) = -8.
