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1. Temperature below zero
2. Earning money is positive, owing it is negative
3. Fractions can be represented as negative exponents.
4. To take dollars off a price, i.e. a discount.
5. When talking about how much a price has gone up or gone down. We use negatives for down
6. Gaining weight is positive, loosing it is negative.
7. Profit is positive, loss of income is negative.
8. Amount of refund when you return something.
9. The height of a mountain is positive, the height of a valley is negative.
10. Coupons can be used for negative number. A 5 dollar off coupon if the price plus negative five dollars.
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What numbers multiply to 24 and add to -10?
14
What two numbers multiply to 150 and add to negative 25?
175
Is negative 7 greater than negative 10?
Yes - imagine a number line going from negative numbers to positive numbers. All numbers to the left of others are heading in descending order, while all numbers to the right are in ascending order. Since -7 is to the right of -10, it is larger.
What are two numbers that multiplies to 100 and adds up to negative 20?
120
10 Why is twos complement usually used to represent integers?
The advantage of the two's complement method is that the procedure for adding or subtracting numbers is the same, whether the numbers are positive or negative. This makes the hardware for managing these numbers simpler.
How many way can you add 2 numbers to equal 10?
Not counting negative numbers (which would give you an infinite number of ways of adding numbers together to equal 10), there are 6 different ways (permutations) of adding numbers together to equal 10. 0 + 10 1 + 9 2 + 8 3 + 7 4 + 6 5 + 5
Does a negative minus a negative equal a positive?
Not necessarily. Examples: -1 - (-5) = -1 + 5 = 4, which is positive, but -10 - (-3) = -10 + 3 = -7, a negative. So it depends on the numbers used.
Why do you use negative numbers in Math?
You use negative numbers to represent subtractions (10-5 is same as 10 + -5) Also, you use these to represent things that can be negative.
What will be the sign of the product if we multiply together 199 negative numbers and 10 positive numbers?
If ever you have an odd number of negative numbers, the product will always be a negative number. So the answer to this question is negative.
What numbers multiply to 24 and add to -10?
14
What two numbers multiply to 150 and add to negative 25?
175
What are 10 real life situations do we use negative numbers?
Negative numbers are often used when there are opposites; in this case, one of the opposites is assigned positive numbers, the other, negative numbers. For example, you might:* Use positive numbers for positions above sea level, and negative for below sea level. * Use positive numbers for money you have in your bank account; negative numbers for money you owe others. * Use positive numbers for northern latitudes, and negative numbers for southern latitudes. Or vice versa. * There are lots of other situations where opposites are involved, but you probably get the idea.
Why is negative ten less than positive ten even though both numbers are the same distance from 0?
Negative 10 is smaller than positive 10 because it is one the plus side of the integer line. Negative 10 is 10 numbers less than 0 and positive 10 is 10 numbers more than 0
Is negative 7 greater than negative 10?
Yes - imagine a number line going from negative numbers to positive numbers. All numbers to the left of others are heading in descending order, while all numbers to the right are in ascending order. Since -7 is to the right of -10, it is larger.
What two numbers multiply to negative forty yet add to negative six?
-10 and 4,
What two numbers multiply to get negative 10 and add up to get negative 9?
19
What might you do to order numbers negative 8 negative 10 positive 8 and positive 5?
-10, -8, 5, 8
