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It depends on what the value of x is. If x is a positive number, then it will be negative because a negative number multiplied by a positive number is negative. If x is a negative number, then it will be positive because the product of two negative numbers is always a positive number.
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What is the absolute value of 3x-5?
8
Is a negative plus a positive a positive?
If, and only if the positive value is > the negative value.
What is 5x minus (negative 3x)?
To simplify the expression 5x - (-3x), you can rewrite it as 5x + 3x since subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive. This simplifies to 8x. So, the result of 5x - (-3x) is 8x.
What are the rules for adding numbers whose signs are different?
Positive plus positive is positive. Negative plus negative is negative. Positive plus negative is positive if the absolute value of the positive number is greater than the absolute value of the negative one. Positive plus negative is negative if the absolute value of the negative number is greater than the absolute value of the positive one.
An absolute value of a number can be positive or negative?
The absolute value is only ever positive. * * * * * Or 0.
