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A negative number added to a negative number will always come out negative.
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Why does a negative number minus a positive equals a negative?
take any negative number, and subtract a positive number..that is the same as adding a negative number and two negative numbers added together are a negative number.
What do a positive and negative equal?
A positive number added to a negative number may be either positive or negative depending on the magnititude ( absolute value) of the numbers. But a positive number multiplied by a negative number is always negative.
What are three whole and positive numbers that have the same answer who are multiplied together and when they are added together?
one, two, and three
What two numbers can you multiply to 30 and add up to -17?
13
When the sum of 7 odd numbers is equal to 60.?
Seven odd numbers added together, if they're all positive, would give an odd number, and thus couldn't be 60. So, the answer to your question is that the only way this is possible is if one, three, or five of the numbers are negative, and the rest positive.
Why does a negative number minus a positive equals a negative?
take any negative number, and subtract a positive number..that is the same as adding a negative number and two negative numbers added together are a negative number.
When a positive number and a negative number are added together the sum is if the positive number has a greater value?
If a positive and negative number are added together, and the positive number has a greater value, the sum will be positive.
What is a negative number added to a negative number equal?
Two negative numbers added together result in a negative number.
What is a positive number added to a negative number?
It all depends on the numbers, it could be positive or negative depending on which is further from zero.
What do a positive and negative equal?
A positive number added to a negative number may be either positive or negative depending on the magnititude ( absolute value) of the numbers. But a positive number multiplied by a negative number is always negative.
Is the answer still negative if both numbers that are being added are negative?
Yes, if you are adding two negative numbers then the answer will be a negative. However, if you are multiplying or dividing two negative numbers then the answer will be a positive number.
Are the sum of two negative integers positive?
No. Two negative integers added together will never equal a positive integer. It is the product of two negative integers that is positive.
When you add a positive number by a positive number is the number negative or positive?
Positive numbers always result in positive numbers when added, divided, or multiplied by another positive number.
What 2 numbers multiplied together equal negative 56 and added together equal negative 1?
-8 and 7
When does a positive integer and a negative integer equal a positive integer?
When they are added together and the absolute value of the positive integer is bigger than the absolute value of the negative integer or when the negative integer is subtracted from the positive integer.
What two numbers equal negative three?
0 and -3, added together.
marissa subtracted a negative number from a positive number. her result was negative. is that reasonable?
No. When you subtract negative numbers, they have the same effect as if you added a positive number. In this scenario as described, the only result would be a positive number.
