document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119413>Question 119413</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I please need help on ways to remember how to multiply, subtract, add, divide negative and positive numbers.  Please, ive tried all the ways ive been taught.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you a lot </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94050 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=apachemexican1><B>apachemexican1(64)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=apachemexican1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94050\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok when adding and subtracting negative numbers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is very simple.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when adding and subtracting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the bigger number is gonna carry the sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the bigger number is negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "its gonna be negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the bigger number is positive <BR>\n" );
document.write( "its gonna be positive\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ex: -12+4=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since -12 is bigger the answer is gonna be negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12+4= -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ex: 12-4=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since 12 is bigger number the answer will be positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-4=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Now the way I remember about multiplying and dividing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative and positive numbers is really cool.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Its called the love boat!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*now if two people are in a reltionship are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "always positive then their re;ationship will be positive\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*now if two people are in a relationship and they are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "always negative, they agree on everything then their <BR>\n" );
document.write( "relationship will be positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*now if two people are in a relatioship, one is always <BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative and the other is positive, they will never <BR>\n" );
document.write( "agree so the relationship will be negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope you understand this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here are a few examples.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*2= 4 (two positives equal a positive number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2*2=-4 (one negative one positive equals a negative number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2*-2=4 (two negative numbers equals a positive number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "good luck! </SPAN>\n" );
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