A minus plus a minus is not necessarily positive. A minus multiplied by a minus is. The reason being that the minus of a minus is a positive. It's a double negative.
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a minus and a plus equal a minus number yeh dude
Positive 3 plus negative 5 minus negative 2 minus positive 4 is equal to -4.
Not necessarily. A negative number plus a positive number can be negative, zero or positive.
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).
A negative number.