Question

Numbers p and q are negative integers.

Which statements are always true?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
p + q is a negative integer

B.
p • q is a positive integer

C.
p – q is a negative integer

D.
is a negative integer

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

Because negative * negative = positive. None of the rest are right.

Answer 3

what about a neg+neg...?

Answer 4

I do agree neg*neg is pos
but neg+neg is going to give you a more negative number

Answer 5

Yeah you're right.

Answer 6

assume a and b are positive
-a+-b=-(a+b)
a+b is positive since a and b are positive
but there is a negative in front of (a+b) which makes the final result negative

Answer 7

ok....

Answer 8

so the answer would be A and..... what?

PS. D is this...

Answer 9

a negative times a negative gives you a what @goopyfish908

Answer 10

a negative?

Answer 11

so -2 times -1 would give you -2 ? or 2?

Answer 12

-2*(-1) should be 2 not -2

Answer 13

oh, ok

Answer 14

so a neg*neg gives you a ?

Answer 15

posotive?

Answer 16

yep

Answer 17

neg+neg=neg
and
neg*neg=pos

Answer 18

ok, so... the answer is A and B?

Answer 19

or, ABC

Answer 20

????

Answer 21

IM confused

Answer 22

IM confused

Answer 23

just the one where it says neg+neg=neg and the one where it says neg*neg=pos

Answer 24

sooooo............

Answer 25

the neg-neg=neg is false because for example
-2-(-2)=-2+2=0 and 0 is not neg

neg/neg=neg is also false
example -4/-2 is 2 and 2 is positive not negative