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Consider the statement "Two negatives give a positive." When is this true? When is this false? Give a more precise statement that conveys this message.
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Suppose we have two negative numbers, -2 and -3. If we add these two numbers, we get -2 + (-3) = -5. After adding two negative numbers, we get a negative result. Therefore, the statement "Two negatives give a positive" is false for addition. Show more…
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