Question

while adding a positive and a negetive is the answer a pos or a neg?????

Answer 1

@IMStuck

Answer 2

Depends on the absolute values of the numbers you are adding and their corresponding signs

Answer 3

-7 + 5

Answer 4

What do you think it is equal to ?

Answer 5

take 6 + -3 it would + 3 so its positive

Answer 6

-12???

Answer 7

Why ?

Answer 8

depends. which is the bigger number? is the positive number bigger than the negative number or is it the other way around?

Answer 9

i added then and kept the sign

Answer 10

No. That is not the correct way

Answer 11

See, think of it in this way:

Answer 12

You have 5 dollars with you (perhaps in your pocket). Okay ?

Answer 13

k

Answer 14

Good

Now I asked you to lend me 3 dollars. So, how much are you left with ?

Answer 15

2 dollars

Answer 16

Great !!

Now what you actually did was 5 - 3

Answer 17

Correct ?

Answer 18

ohhhhh

Answer 19

Good

Answer 20

thanks

Answer 21

Now what if I asked you 7 dollars ? Then you would say I don't have that much money. But, still I am your good friend, you told me that you would manage it from somewhere

Answer 22

Correct ?

Answer 23

id have negitive money then

Answer 24

Correct !!

Answer 25

Why did you have negative money ?

Because I asked you more money than you had

Answer 26

so while adding its different then multiplying??????

Answer 27

Yes!!!! Great you got it !

Answer 28

yay i feel smarter

Answer 29

Great ! 'Cause you are... You got it very easily :)

Answer 30

* You are smart

Answer 31

seriously thank you....

Answer 32

wait what grade are you in because you are a good teacher

Answer 33

hello

Answer 34

I am a high school pass out :) And would soon be joining an engineering college :)

Answer 35

Hi @zDior_VII

Answer 36

hru

Answer 37

ohh i want to be an neuclear enginner but i failed 9th so im makeing it up and im almost done with algebra

Answer 38

Great!! Best of luck :)

I hope the world would soon meet a smart Nuclear Engineer

Best wishes

Vishwesh

Answer 39

so -7+5= -2?

Answer 40

thanks

Answer 41

Yes

Answer 42

And your welcome :)

Answer 43

Great explanation @vishweshshrimali5 :) I just remembered the days when i was learning this :)

Answer 44

Thanks @No.name

* wrong name

Answer 45

learn't this