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A common example is on your credit card bill.
The monthly payment is shown as a negative number, so adding it to the total owed makes the total smaller. Also, a weather chart showing temperatures, or a maths text book.
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How do you find the greatest common factor of a positive and negative number?
Well, to get a negative number, when multiplying, you must have a negative and a posative. Therefore their would be one negative and posative solution, which would allow you to find a GCF for both a posative and negative number. Here's and example: Find the GCF of 4, and -12 You would factor each of them : you would have 4: 2,2 1,4 -12: 6,-2 2,-6 12,-1 .12,1 3,-4 4,-3 You would then determine that using that data, 4 would be the greatest common facotr of those two numbers.
Is a negative number minus another negative a positive number or a negative number?
the answer is negative number It depends on the second number because in 6minus-7. the seven would turn positive and therefore the answer is positive. Because you would add the opposite.
Mutiplying a negative and negative?
When multiplying a negative number by a negative number remember to make sure that the answer is positive. If you do not remember this, then the answer to the question would be incorrect.
The sum of 5 and a number is three find the number?
Negative two (-2).
Negative number plus a positive?
If the negative number is bigger then the sum would be negative.If the positive number is bigger then the sum is positive.
How would you find the square root of negative 1?
One cannot find the square root of a negative number.
Is it possible to find the prime factorization of a negative number and how do you do it?
No. Any factor string of a negative number would have to include at least one negative number and there aren't any negative prime numbers.
Is it possible to find the prime factorization of a negative number?
No. Any factor string of a negative number would have to include at least one negative number and there aren't any negative prime numbers.
Is a negative number added to a negative number positive or negative?
The answer to a problem that has a negative number added to a negative number would be negative.It would be a negative
How do you find difference a negative number and a positive number?
to find the difference between a negative number and a positive number, you do the same thing as you would do for a positive and positive number. You just subtract the smaller number (which would of course be the negative) from the larger number (the positive). example: difference between 7 and -4 7 - (-4) = 11
Is it possible to find the square root of a negative number explain why or why not?
This is not possible, because any number squared would be positive, not negative.
Where would you find a negative number in the newspaper?
The Stock Market Section
How do you find a negative matrix in algebra?
For example, if you have [ -4 1 0 3] as your matrix, it would be negative 4. Whatever negative number is in your matrix is your answer.
Can you find the cube root of a negative number If so is it positive or negative?
The cube root of a negative number is negative.
When dividing negative number by a positive number what is the results?
A negative number divided by a positive number will be a negative number. For example: -20 / 4 = -5 -100 / 2 = -50 Here are the other cases of division by positive or negative numbers. A negative number divided by a negative number would be a positive number. A positive number divided by a positive number would be a positive number. A positive number divided by a negative number would be a negative number.
How do you find the greatest common factor of a positive and negative number?
Well, to get a negative number, when multiplying, you must have a negative and a posative. Therefore their would be one negative and posative solution, which would allow you to find a GCF for both a posative and negative number. Here's and example: Find the GCF of 4, and -12 You would factor each of them : you would have 4: 2,2 1,4 -12: 6,-2 2,-6 12,-1 .12,1 3,-4 4,-3 You would then determine that using that data, 4 would be the greatest common facotr of those two numbers.
When you multiply a positive number by a negative by a negative one what is the sign of the answer?
A negative times a positive is a negative and that negative times a negative would = a positive. So the answer would be a positive number. *<:)
