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Why is a positive times a negative always a negative?
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It might be clearer if you think of it this way: Multiplication is repeated addition.
2 x 3 is the same as 3 + 3. They both equal 6.
2 x -3 is the same as -3 + -3. They both equal -6.
In the first case, you are increasing the amount of positive things. The answer will be positive.
In the second case, you are increasing the amount of negative things. The answer will be negative.
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What is negative 10 times negative 5?
-10 x -5 = +50A negative times a negative will always equal a positive number.A negative times a positive will always equal a negative number.A positive times a positive will always equal a positive number.- x - = +- x + = -+ x + = +
A negative times a positive equals?
A negative times a positive is always a negative.
What is negative seven times positive seven?
-49 A negative times a positive is always a negative.
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
What is the answer to 5 times negative 5?
-25A negative times a positive will always be a negative.
Would a positive multiplied by a negative be a positive?
No. A positive times a negative is always negative. A negative times a negative is always a positive.
What is positive 6 times negative 2?
-12A negative times a positive is always a negative.A negative times a negative is always positive.
How do you work out how to times a positive number by a negative number?
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number (same signs will get you a positive number) but A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number or A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number (different signs will get you a negative number)
What is negative 10 times negative 5?
-10 x -5 = +50A negative times a negative will always equal a positive number.A negative times a positive will always equal a negative number.A positive times a positive will always equal a positive number.- x - = +- x + = -+ x + = +
A negative times a positive equals?
A negative times a positive is always a negative.
Negative times a positive equals?
positive times negative equals negative. positive times positive equals positive. negative times negative equals positive
What is negative seven times positive seven?
-49 A negative times a positive is always a negative.
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
Why does a negative number times a negative number produce a positive number?
Negative times negative is always a positive.
What is a positive times a negative?
It is a negative. Always remember this: -A positive times a positive equals a negative -A negative times a negative equals a positive -A negative times a positive equals a negative *This works ONLY for addition and multiplication I hope this info helped you! :)
What is plus times a minus?
Positive (Plus) times Negative (Minus) always equals a negative (minus).
What is the answer to 5 times negative 5?
-25A negative times a positive will always be a negative.
