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If difference is taken to mean the first number minus the second then the answer can be positive or negative (or zero if the two numbers are the same). For example: the difference between -5 and -3 is -2 while the difference between -3 and -5 is +2.
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When you add two negative integers what will the answer always be?
It will always be negative.
Why is the sum of two negative integers always negative?
They are always negative due to a negative plus a negative equaling a negative. It's similar to a positive plus a positive equaling a positive.
Is the difference of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
Are integers always positive or negative?
an integer is a negative number and a positive number. It is all the numbers, just like a natural number is all the numbers from 1 and up
When is it difference of a positive and negative integer positive?
The difference between a positive integer and a negative integer is ALWAYS positive.Suppose X and Y are positive so that -Y is negative,The the difference two numbers, A and B is A - B so the difference between X and (-Y) is X - (-Y) which equals X + Y. The sum of two positive numbers is always positive.
When you add two positive integers their sum is always a positive integers when you subtract two positive integers is their difference always a positive integer?
diffrence will always be positive except when it is zero but is you speak of substraction operation it can be positive negative or zero
Is the product of 4 negative integers positive or negative?
Positive. The product of even numbers of negative integers is always positive, whereas the product of odd nummbers of negative integers is always negative.
Is the product of two positive integers always positive?
No the product of two integers will not always be a positive, because if you multiply a positive and a negative you'll get a negative.
Is the product of two negative integers always negative?
That is false. The product of two negative integers is always positive.
When you add two negative integers what will the answer always be?
It will always be negative.
Will the quotient of two negative integers always be negative?
No, always positive.
When you add two positive integers will the sum always be positive or negative?
It will always be positive.
What is the product of a positive integers and negative integer?
always a negative
When adding two negative integers - is the sum always positive?
No, always negative
True or false the sum of two negative integers is always positive?
yes the answer is always a positive
What is the rule in multiplying integers with the same sign?
When you multiply two integers of the same sign, the answer is always positive. A positive times a positive is positive and a negative times a negative is positive.
Why is the sum of two negative integers always negative?
They are always negative due to a negative plus a negative equaling a negative. It's similar to a positive plus a positive equaling a positive.
