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Why is subtracting a negative number a positive number?
It is a double negative, subtracting is essentially adding a negative, therefore subtracting would be a negative negative number, which would be a positive, my mom helped me remember it by thinking if a bad thing happened to a bad person, it would be good, if a good thing happened to a good person it would be good, if a bad thing happened to a good person it would be bad, ect.
What is four times negative six?
4 x -6 = -24 A good way to remember how to do this is to multiply the two numbers as you would if they were both positive. Then, if only one of the numbers is a negative, the answer will be a negative. If both numbers are a negative, the answer will be a positive.
How do you write negative 37 as a fraction?
That's a good question, all you need to do is just put a negative sign before the fraction. So in this case, it would be 37 over 1 with negative sign before it.
What is minus 18 divided by plus 9?
27
What is 7 - a negative5?
2
