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Negative numbers
Picture a thermometer: below zero the numbers are negative.
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−5 + 8: start at −5 and move 8 up to 3. 4 − (−6): subtracting a negative is adding: 4 + 6 = 10.
Multiplying and dividing
Same signs give a positive result, different signs a negative: −3 × (−4) = 12, −2 × 5 = −10.
Try it yourself
- −5 + 8 = ?
- 3 − 7 = ?
- −6 − 4 = ?
- −2 × 5 = ?
- −12 ÷ 3 = ?
- −3 × (−4) = ?
- 4 − (−6) = ?
- −9 + 9 = ?
Show answers
- −5 + 8 = 3
- 3 − 7 = −4
- −6 − 4 = −10
- −2 × 5 = −10
- −12 ÷ 3 = −4
- −3 × (−4) = 12
- 4 − (−6) = 10
- −9 + 9 = 0
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