SOLUTION: i hAVE TO DO THE MATH WHEN YOU FLIP the negative to make it a positive but the way my teacher teaches it i dont understand is there a easier way to understand?

SOLUTION: i hAVE TO DO THE MATH WHEN YOU FLIP the negative to make it a positive but the way my teacher teaches it i dont understand is there a easier way to understand?

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Question 726017: i hAVE TO DO THE MATH WHEN YOU FLIP the negative to make it a positive but the way my teacher teaches it i dont understand is there a easier way to understand?

Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:
-(-5)=+5 BECAUSE [-*-]=+
(-2)^2=4 BECAUSE [-2*-2]=+4
-5/-10=1/2 BECAUSE [-/-]=+

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