A few days ago
I have a math question. about the difference between two negative numbers.. ANSWER SOON!?
I need hwk help. No, I am not cheating! I just don’t know the answer to this math question: Is this always, never, or sometimes true? The difference between two negative numbers is positive. I think it might be always true but im not sure. Please help me!! and please explain your answer! thank you!
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A few days ago
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The difference between two numbers means that you subtract. If there is nothing more to the question, there is one way you can find out, by trying different numbers.
So let’s write it out and see if it always works.
Let’s use some random numbers, -2 and -3.
-2 – (-3) = 1
Well, it worked there. So you might be inclined to say it always works, but let’s try another one to be sure.
How about -4 and -2?
-4 – (-2) = -2
Hmm, that didn’t work. Since it didn’t work in all of our examples, the answer must be “sometimes true”…
May God bless you.
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5 years ago
Its 91. Take 22 from 160 = 138. Divide by two = 69. Add 22 to 69 = 91. So the 2 numbers are 91 and 69. Easy peasy.
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A few days ago
Draw a triangle and draw a negative sign at the two lower corners – and one positive + sign at the top corner so that each point has an individual sign. Now, when you have a math problem, cover up the signs used in the equation, and whichever sign is left, is your answer, for ex. -2 x -1 = 2 because you covered up both negative signs..it only works for x, /.
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A few days ago
Two negatives always equal a positive. If you are adding or subtracting with signs, the sign will always be whatever number is larger.
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A few days ago
yes it is always true. The difference between any two numbers is always positive.
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A few days ago
Sometimes
-9 – (-10) = 1 which is positive but let’s say we have -10 – (-9) = -1 which is negative
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6 years ago
Thx, I was having trouble with this on my homework as well. This really explains how tofind the difference between two numbers really well. K bye :3
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A few days ago
It’s to deal wit the rules.
If both #s are negative, its positive. (-4 minus -2=2)
If both #s are positive, the answer is postive. (4+4=8)
If one is negative and one is positive, it is negative. (-5 minus 4= -1)
so in your case, its positive.
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A few days ago
never. -6-5=-11…if you mean the difference between the numbers (like there’s one between -6 & -5, then always)
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A few days ago
1st neg. number < 2nd neg. number = positive number
1st neg. number > 2nd neg. number = negative number
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