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Minus multiplied by a plus?
Negative times positive equals negative.
What is negative 7 times 7?
negative 49. This is because a minus multiplied by a plus is a minus.
What is a plus times a plus?
A plus times a plus is still a plus. Below is the way I remembered it: If there is not a minus sign, it is plus (positive). If there is 1 minus sign, it is minus (negative). If there are 2 minus signs, it is plus (positive).
Can you explain why subtracting an integer is adding its opposite?
plus times plus = plus minus times plus = minus plus times minus = minus minus times minus = plus so when you subtract a number it is the same as adding its negative; for example 7 - 4 = 3 7 + (1)(-4) = 3
What is negative 3 plus 1 plus negative 5?
The answer is -7. minus three plus one is minus two, adding a negative is the same as subtraction and so plus negative five means minus 5 so the sum is -2-5=-7 The Sum= -3+1-5 -2-5 -7
