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due to the fact that 2 negatives cannot equal a negative, even when subtracting.

you must change the sign or else it will cause a major syntax error.

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Does a negative and a posotive number equal a negative?

A negative number TIMES a positive number will equal a negative number. A negative number DIVIDED BY a positive number (or vice versa) will equal a negative number. With addition and subtraction, it all depends on what the numbers are.


Negative number plus negative number equals?

a negative number


A negative number plus a negative number equals?

The result is a negative number in this case.


The product of two posotive numbers or two negative numbers is?

The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.


Is 5 to the negative 2 a posotive or negative number?

5^-2 can be expressed as; 1/5^2 = 1/25 positive


Why does a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive number?

It does not. A negative number multiplied by a negative number equals a positive number.


How do you multiply a whole number by a negative number?

positivetimes negative equals negative neg. times neg. equals pos. pos.pos. equals pos.


What does a positive number divided by a negative number equal?

A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.


Why does a negative number minus a positive equals a negative?

take any negative number, and subtract a positive number..that is the same as adding a negative number and two negative numbers added together are a negative number.


Do you get a positive or a negative number by adding a negative and posotive?

The sum can go either way. The sign of the sum will be the same as the sign of whichever original number is bigger (without regard for signs).


What is a negative number multiplied by a negative number?

A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.


If you add a negative and a negative it equals?

Adding a negative number to a negative number makes a larger negative. In order to solve this you add the numbers together as a positive then add a negative sign.