If both factors have the same sign (both positive, or both negative), the result is positive. Otherwise (one factor is positive, one negative), the result is negative.
Consider that you have a negative times a positive, so the final result will be negative.Work out 24 x 2/3 and make sure the result is negative.When multiplying numbers, there are 2 different cases to think about with regard to the signs of the numbers:If the signs of the numbers are the same (positive and positive, or negative and negative) then the result will be positive;Otherwise if the signs are different (that is if one number is positive and the other is negative) the result will be negative.
A negative and a negative can yield a positive result in some cases.SubtractionSubtracting a negative number is the same as adding its negative value, which is positive. So if the subtracted number is larger in value, the answer will be positive.(-4) - (-3) = (-4) + 3 = (-1) * the subtracted number was not large enough(-4) - (-8) = (-4) + 8 = 4 *the subtracted number was large enough to yield a positiveMultiplication and DivisionWhenever a negative number and a negative number are multiplied or divided, the negative signs "cancel out" and the result is positive.(-2) x (-3) = 6(-6) / (-3) = 2A multiplication or division involving one negative and one positive will, however, have a negative result.
-- Remember which one was positive and which was negative, then forget about the signs.-- Write down the one that was positive-- Subtract from it the one that was negative(Notice that if the negative one was bigger, then the answer will be negative.)
The answer will ALWAYS be negative positive x negative=negative and vice versa positive x positive= positive
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These add up to 0 -- they "cancel" each other out.
If both factors have the same sign (both positive, or both negative), the result is positive. Otherwise (one factor is positive, one negative), the result is negative.
Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.
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If you multiply or divide the numbers, the answer will be negative.
It depends what you do with the two numbers. -- If you just leave them sitting there, then they don't change. The negative one remains negative, and the positive one remains positive. -- If you multiply or divide either one by the other one, the result is negative. -- If you add either one to the other, or subtract either one from the other, then the result can be either positive or negative, depending on the relative sizes of the original two numbers.
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Consider that you have a negative times a positive, so the final result will be negative.Work out 24 x 2/3 and make sure the result is negative.When multiplying numbers, there are 2 different cases to think about with regard to the signs of the numbers:If the signs of the numbers are the same (positive and positive, or negative and negative) then the result will be positive;Otherwise if the signs are different (that is if one number is positive and the other is negative) the result will be negative.
When you divide or multiply positive and negative numbers, you first do the division or multiplication as normal. The next step is to assess whether or not the answer will be negative or positive. If the two numbers of the question were the same (negative and negative or positive and positive) then the answer will be positive. If the two numbers in the question were different (one negative and one positive) then the answer will be negative. Thus, if you divide a negative number by a positive number, the result will be the same as normal division, but the answer will be negative.
No. When you add a positive and negative number, the bigger one determines the sign of the result. For example, when you add -5 and 3, the result will be negative because the negative number is larger. When you add -4 and 6, the result will be positive because the positive number is larger.