Negative and Positive Numbers

If you are multiplying a negative and positive number and the greater number is positive will the answer be positive or negative?

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Jan 31, 2012
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by: Anonymous

When you are adding negative and positive numbers, your sum depends on the actual numbers and the sign associated with each. It is better explained on the following web page:

http://www.algebra-class.com/adding-integers.html

Best of luck,
Karin
Jan 30, 2012
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by: Anonymous

if you are adding negative with a positive number..what will be its sum?
Jan 27, 2011
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by: Karin

If you are multiplying or dividing, it doesn't matter which number is larger. (This only matters if you are adding)

The rules for multiplying or dividing numbers are:

If the signs are the same (positive times positive or negative times negative), then the answer will always be positive.

If the signs are not the same (positive times negative or negative times positive), then the answer is always negative.

Please see the following web page for more examples:
http://www.algebra-class.com/multiplying-integers.html

I hope this helps,
Karin

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