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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.
Is a negative plus a positive a positive?
If, and only if the positive value is > the negative value.
What is a negative plus a positive?
When adding a negative number to a positive number, you are essentially subtracting the absolute value of the negative number from the positive number. The result will have the sign of the number with the greater absolute value. For example, -3 + 5 would be equivalent to 5 - 3, which equals 2.
Does a negetive number plus a positive number equal a negetive number?
Not necessarily. A negative number plus a positive number can be negative, zero or positive.
What is plus multiplied by plus?
Well, darling, when you multiply a positive number by another positive number, you always end up with a positive result. So, in this case, plus multiplied by plus equals a positive number. It's as simple as that, sugar.
