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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Negative + Positive = Negative right?? or nahh

myininaya (myininaya):

not always

myininaya (myininaya):

counterexamples: -5+9=4 <--positive -5+5=0 <--neutral -5+3=-2 <--negative

myininaya (myininaya):

the last one there isn't a counterexample

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

It depends on which number has a larger absolute value.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Negative times a positive = negative

geerky42 (geerky42):

if you mean \(Negative \times Positive\), then yes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it depends

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not always...if larger term has negative sign then it = negative ..

geerky42 (geerky42):

wow this question somehow captured so many users' attention lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its clearly -ve + +ve as per quesston..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol yes @geerky42

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lul i guess its because its so easy???

geerky42 (geerky42):

hmm yeah, there was one user that posted question like 2+2=? and it got like 20 users there haha

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