SOLUTION: I do not understand how this problem becomes a negative after changing the -24 to a positive:
b = -24
-
29
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Question 992975: I do not understand how this problem becomes a negative after changing the -24 to a positive:
b = -24
-
29
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, stanbon:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When subtracting a number from a number, remember the words and . That is, the of the two numbers and the as you normally would, but at the end the result by attaching a .
For example, to find , you switch the order of these two numbers, giving you , which equals ; then this result to get . That’s why .
so, if you have and changing the to a positive, (even I do not see why it need to be changed) then you will have which means you are subtracting (larger absolute value) from (smaller absolute value); so, result is negative number
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b = -24
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29
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(b/29) = -24
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Multiply both sides by 29 to get::
b = 29*(-24)
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b = -696
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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