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What is a negative and a positive added together?
When you have two negative signs, one turns over, and they add together to make a positive. If you have a positive and a negative, there is one dash left over, and the answer is negative.
What do you get when you add a positive and a negative number?
If you add a positive number with another positive number, the sum is always a positive number; if you add two negative numbers, the sum is always a negative number.
What are the rules for negatives and positives?
The Rules:
| Rule | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| +(+) | Two like signs become a positive sign | 3+(+2) = 3 + 2 = 5 |
| −(−) | 6−(−3) = 6 + 3 = 9 | |
| +(−) | Two unlike signs become a negative sign | 7+(−2) = 7 − 2 = 5 |
| −(+) | 8−(+2) = 8 − 2 = 6 |
What are the rules when adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers?
Two signs
- When adding positive numbers, count to the right.
- When adding negative numbers, count to the left.
- When subtracting positive numbers, count to the left.
- When subtracting negative numbers, count to the right.
Does a positive cancel out a negative?
Subtracting a negative number from a positive number cancels out the negative signs and becomes simple addition. It makes the positive number more positive. When you subtract a negative number from another negative number, once again the negative signs cancel each other to become a plus sign.
What does negative minus positive equal?
):( Negative number minus a positive number, adds the numbers, and keeps the negative sign. (-} Negative. Minus-
What are the rules for adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers?
How do you add positive and negative numbers together?
Rule 2: Adding positive numbers to negative numbers—count forward the amount you’re adding. This is where it gets a little harder. Pay close attention to where the negative signs are placed in the problem.
What is the value of positive 6 Plus negative 3?
“Positive 6 plus Negative 3 equals Positive 3” We could write it as (+6) + (−3) = (+3) The last two examples showed us that taking away balloons (subtracting a positive) or adding weights (adding a negative) both make the basket go down. So these have the same result:
How many positives and negatives make a positive?
two positives make a positive: 3 × 2 = 6 two negatives make a positive: (−3) × (−2) = 6 a negative and a positive make a negative: (−3) × 2 = −6 a positive and a negative
What does two negative mean?
two negatives make a positive: (−3) × (−2) = 6 a negative and a positive make a negative: (−3) × 2 = −6 a positive and a negative make a negative: 3 × (−2) = −6 Yes indeed, two negatives make a positive, and we will explain why, with examples!