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The one which is closer to +∞, which if the two integers are marked on a horizontal number line with +∞ to the right is the number marked further right.
In other words, if the two signs are:
- positive, it is the one which is further away from 0, eg 10 > 5 since 10 is further from 0 than 5;
- negative, it is the one which is closer to 0, eg -5 > -10 since -5 is closer to 0 than -10 (or can be stated as the number whose absolute value is less than the other's absolute value, ie |-5| < |-10| → -5 > -10).
Note:
if 10 > 5, then:
10 > 5
→ 10 - 10 > 5 - 10 (subtract 10 from both sides)
→ 0 > -5
→ 0 - 5 > -5 - 5 (subtract 5 from both sides)
→ -5 > -10
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∙ 6y agoIt can be either one. The sign, by itself, is not sufficient to determine the answer.
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Can the same rules be used to determine the sign of an integer sum and an integer product?
No.For the sum of integers:-- two positives make a positive-- two negatives make a negative-- the sum of mixed signs is the sign of the one with the greater absolute valueFor the product of integers:-- like signs make a positive-- unlike signs make a negative
What can you tell about two integers when their quotient is positive negative or zero?
Quotient positive: Both integers have the same sign: both positive or both negative. Quotient zero: The first integer is 0. Quotient negative: The integers have opposite signs: one positive and one negative.
Which of these integers has an absolute value greater then one?
No integers are specified in the question, although the answer would be any negative number less than -2 or any positive number greater than 2.
Integers less than -7 or greater than -1?
is the set of integers greater than or equal to −7 and less than or equal to −1 =B−26, 24, 29
Is the number 141 neither prime nor composite?
All integers greater than 1 are one or the other.
Can the same rules be used to determine the sign of an integer sum and an integer product?
No.For the sum of integers:-- two positives make a positive-- two negatives make a negative-- the sum of mixed signs is the sign of the one with the greater absolute valueFor the product of integers:-- like signs make a positive-- unlike signs make a negative
How you determine a difference when subtracting two integers that have the same signs?
Ignore the signs and subtract the smaller number from the larger one.
The sum of two integers with different sings is 8?
Choose any integer. Let's call it "n". Then subtract 8 - n, to get the other integer. (For the two integers to have different signs, one of the integers must be greater than 8, the other will be negative.)
What are the rules of addition?
If you mean integers, well if you have two integers of the same sign that you are adding, add and the sign stays the same. If you have different signs, subtract and keep the sign of the one that has more. Regular numbers you just add them.
What number is greater than - 24 -42 -27 -16 or -30?
Assume we want to find the number greater than -24.The greatest value of all of these negative integers is the one with the least magnitude. The value with the least magnitude is 16 since 16 < 27, 42 and 30. If we assign the negative signs for these integers, then -16 is considered to be the greatest of all integers given. Therefore, -16 is greater than -24.
What can you tell about two integers when their quotient is positive negative or zero?
Quotient positive: Both integers have the same sign: both positive or both negative. Quotient zero: The first integer is 0. Quotient negative: The integers have opposite signs: one positive and one negative.
What are the not prime numbers called greater than one?
Integers greater than one that are not prime are composite.
When you add two integers how do you know if the answer is positive or negative?
-- If they both start out with the same sign (both negative or both positive), then do this: . . . . . add their two values . . . . . the answer has the same sign as the two original integers. -- If they start out with opposite signs (one negative and one positive), then do this: . . . . . forget about the signs . . . . . find their difference (subtract the smaller number from the larger one) . . . . . give it the sign of whichever original integer was the larger number.
What positive integers are divisble a prime number?
All integers greater than one are divisible by prime numbers.
What is the rule in mulitplying integers with unlike sign?
One rule is that the product of two integers with unlike signs will have a minus sign for the product.
How do you do integers greatest to least?
Positive integers are greater than negative integers. For positive integers: * The integer with more digits is larger. * If two integers have the same length, compare the first digit. If the first digit is the same, compare the second digit, then the third, etc., until you find a difference. In each case, the integer with the larger digit (at the first position where you find a difference) is the larger one.
How do you know if one integer is greater than another one?
If you go back to the basic definition of integers, if one of them is a sucessor (or a successor of a successor of a ... ) then that number is greater. More prosaically, given two integers X and Y, X is greater than Y if X - Y > 0
