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What is a negative number minus a positive number?
it is always negative, and of larger value ( more negative than the starting negative)
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 is a positive minus a negative number?
"Minus a negative number" is the same as "plus a positive number" so you have a positive plus a positive number - making a bigger positive number.
What is a negative number minus a positive?
negative
Why does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positive number?
Because minus a negative number is equivalent to plus a positive number. So, in effect, you have a positive number plus a positive number and that is going to be positive.
What does a negative number minus a positive number equal?
A negative number minus a positive number will always be a negative number.
What is negative minus a positive?
You get a positive subtracted number. A negative minus a positive number will always give a negative answer. And the answer will be more negative than either of the two numbers.
What is a positive integer times a negative integer?
negative read this : "MULTIPLICATION: minus times minus is plus (negative x negative = positive).....minus times plus is minus (negative x positive = negative).....plus times plus is plus (positive x positive = positive) DIVISION: minus divi minus is plus (negative ÷ negative = positive)......minus divi plus is minus (negative ÷ positive = negative).....plus divi plus is plus (positive ÷ positive = positive)"
What is 5minus positive 9?
The answer to this is -4, or negative 4. A positive number minus a positive number bigger than it will always be negative.
What is a negative number minus a positive number?
it is always negative, and of larger value ( more negative than the starting negative)
What is plus times a minus?
Positive (Plus) times Negative (Minus) always equals a negative (minus).
Does a negative number minus a positive number equal a positive or a negative number?
It always is a negative number. The result will be the sum of the two digits with a minus sign in front of it, eg, (-4) - (+7) = -4 - 7 = -11.
Does a positive minus a negative equal a positive or negative?
Always positive.
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.
Does a negative number minus a positive number equal a positive or a negative?
A negative number minus a positive number equals a minus number( E.G -5 - [+]5 = -10)A negative number minus a negative number equals a positive number ( If the number's big enough)(E.G -5 - -5 = 0 )Hope this helps :)
What is a positive minus a negative number?
"Minus a negative number" is the same as "plus a positive number" so you have a positive plus a positive number - making a bigger positive number.
The quotient of a negative integer and a positive integer is?
The quotient of a positive integer by a negative is always negative. Say this to yourself a couple times: "MULTIPLICATION: minus times minus is plus (negative x negative = positive).....minus times plus is minus (negative x positive = negative).....plus times plus is plus (positive x positive = positive) DIVISION: minus divi minus is plus (negative ÷ negative = positive)......minus divi plus is minus (negative ÷ positive = negative).....plus divi plus is plus (positive ÷ positive = positive)"
