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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.
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
Multiplying negative numbers?
any two negative numbers multiplied together equals a positive number. any two positives numbers multiplied together equal positive numbers and any negative and positive numbers multiplied together equals a negative.negative, negative = positivenegative, positive = negativepositive, positive = positive
What two negative numbers added together equal positive 7?
A negative number added to a negative number will always come out negative.
Why does two minuses equal a plus?
A negative number is the opposite of a positive number. If a positive number measures the money you have, then a negative number measures the money you owe. If you multiply two negative numbers together, you are getting the opposite of an opposite. One negative negates the other, leaving you with a positive.
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.
Can positive and negative make a negative?
Yes, if you are adding 2 numbers together and the value of the negative number is larger than the value of the positive number. Yes, if you are multiplying a positive and a negative number together. Yes, if you are dividing a positive and a negative number by each other.
How do you multiply a negative number by a negative number?
multiply the numbers together and the sign is positive , as a negative times a negative is a positive
When you add a positive number and a negative number how do you determine the sign of the answer?
To determine the sign of the sum when adding a positive number and a negative number, compare their absolute values. If the positive number has a greater absolute value, the result will be positive; if the negative number has a greater absolute value, the result will be negative. If the absolute values are equal, the result will be zero.
Is positive times positive negative?
A positive number times another positive number will give you a positive answer. If you multiply two negative numbers together, you will also have a positive answer. The only way to get a negative answer is if you multiply a positive by a negative.
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.
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
How can we tell without calculating whether the sum of a positive number and a negative number will be positivenegative or zero?
To determine the sum of a positive number and a negative number without calculating, we can compare their absolute values. If the absolute value of the negative number is less than the positive number, the result will be positive. If the absolute value of the negative number is greater than the positive number, the result will be negative. If they are equal, the sum will be zero.
How to times a negative number?
When you times 2 positive numbers together, you get a positive answer. When you times 2 negative numbers together, you get a positive answer. When you times a positive number and a negative number, you get a negative answer. (e.g. -2 x 4 is the same as -2 + -2 + -2 + -2, which is the same as -2 - 2 - 2 - 2 = -8)
Multiplying negative numbers?
any two negative numbers multiplied together equals a positive number. any two positives numbers multiplied together equal positive numbers and any negative and positive numbers multiplied together equals a negative.negative, negative = positivenegative, positive = negativepositive, positive = positive
What are the rules fr multiplication and divisions of integers?
(positive number) x (positive number) = positive number (positive number)/(positive number) = positive number (positive number) x ( negative number) = negative number (positive number)/( negative number) = negative number (negative number) x (negative number) = positive number (negative number)/(negative number) = positive number
If your negative number is added to a positive number what should your answer be positive oe negative?
Depend on which is larger, that will determine whether your answer is positive or negative. For example -9 + 3 = -6. Polarity (so to speak) will be the larger value.
