SOLUTION: when do you get a negative number for an answer?

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Question 99456: when do you get a negative number for an answer?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm not sure which operations you are referring to, but;
multiplication and division;
+ * + = +
+ * - = -
Addition and subtraction;
You keep the sign of the larger number, ex.
-5 + 2 = -3
5 + -2 = 3
:)