document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103741>Question 103741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why is it that a negative plus a negative equal a positive </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A negative plus a negative is a negative : -2 + -8 = -10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But a negative times a negative is a positive: -2 * -8 = +16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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