What is a Negative time a negative?

Multiplying by a negative is repeated subtraction. When we multiply a negative number times a negative number, we are getting less negative. This analogy between multiplication and addition and subtraction helps students nicely connect the two concepts.

1. What is a negative times a negative number?
2. Why is a negative time a negative positive?
3. Is a negative times a negative fraction positive?
4. What is a negative and a positive?
5. Do two negatives make a positive?
6. Do two negatives make a positive when multiplying?
7. Do two negatives make a positive when dividing?
8. How do you find negative fractions?
9. How do you know if a fraction is positive or negative?
10. Is 7 positive or negative?
11. Can a whole number be negative?

What is a negative times a negative number?

Rule 3: A negative number times a negative number, equals a positive number. Two negatives make a positive, so a negative number times a negative number makes a positive number.

Why is a negative time a negative positive?

Explanation: We know that negative times anything means that it will change the sign. Ideally, the second negative should change the sign of our original number (which is also negative). So, our original negative sign is changed into a positive sign when a negative is multiplied to it.

Is a negative times a negative fraction positive?

While multiplying negative fractions may give a negative connotation, it is actually quite simple and can come in handy often. Let's learn how to multiply negative fractions. ... If both fractions have the same signs, either both positive or both negative, the answer will be positive.

What is a negative and a positive?

Any number above zero is a positive number. Positive numbers are written with no sign or a ' ' sign in front of them and they are counted up from zero to the right on a number line. ... Negative numbers are always written with a ' ' sign in front of them and they are counted down from zero to the left on a number line.

Do two negatives make a positive?

When you have two negative signs, one turns over, and they add together to make a positive. If you have a positive and a negative, there is one dash left over, and the answer is negative.

Do two negatives make a positive when multiplying?

When you multiply two negative numbers or two positive numbers then the product is always positive. 3 times 4 equals 12. Since there is one positive and one negative number, the product is negative 12. Now we have two negative numbers, so the result is positive.

Do two negatives make a positive when dividing?

Two negatives make a positive, so a negative number divided by a negative number equals a positive number. For example, -8 / -2 = 4.

How do you find negative fractions?

If you have negative fractions insert a minus sign before the numerator. So if one of your fractions is -6/7, insert -6 in the numerator and 7 in the denominator. Sometimes math problems include the word "of," as in What is 1/3 of 3/8? Of means you should multiply so you need to solve 1/3 × 3/8.

How do you know if a fraction is positive or negative?

When the numerator and denominator have different signs, the quotient is negative. If both the numerator and denominator are negative, then the fraction itself is positive because we are dividing a negative by a negative.

Is 7 positive or negative?

Any number without a minus sign in front of it is considered to be a positive number, meaning a number that's greater than zero. So while -7 is negative seven, 7 is positive seven, or simply seven.

Can a whole number be negative?

Key idea: Whole numbers don't include negative numbers, fractions, or decimals.