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On the number line if you subtract a positive you move left. If you add a positive you move right. If add a negative you move left. If you subtract a negative you move right. That is just how I learned it. I don't know a wordy explanation.

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Q: Why do 2 negatives equal a positive?
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Does 2 negatives equal a positive?

No 2 negatives do not equal a positive because for example. : -2 + -2 = -4. You can see that when you add these 2 negative numbers right here they equal to another negative number.


Do 2 negatives equal a positive yes or no?

Yes, when multiplying or dividing two negatives the result is a positive number.


When do two negatives equal a positive?

When multiplied. Such as -2*-2=4


When you multiply two negatives by a positive will the answer be a negative or a positive?

positive two negatives equal a positive a positive times a positive is a positive.


Two negatives equal what?

It is said that two negatives equal a positive when multiplying them with coefficients.


Does two positive equal a negative?

Multiplying and dividing two negatives does equal a positive. Adding two negatives equals a negative, but subtracting two negatives may or may not equal a positive. Ex. -2 * -4 = 8 -10/-2 = 5 -2+ -4 = -6 -4- -2 = -2 -2- -4 = 2


Is subtracting a negative number the same as adding a positive number?

For negatives, two negatives equal a positive & all goes for positive


A negaotive times a positive equals?

a negative but of there are a equal number of negatives then a positive... the negatives counter each other


What do two negatives equal two?

When combining (adding) two negatives you get a negative. When multiplying two negatives you will get a positive.


What two factors of 4 give you a sum of -4?

8


In subtraction 2 negatives equal what?

if the first negative is samller than the second its positive but if the first one is a larger number than the second then its a positive


What does 2 negatives make?

a positive