Positive And Negative Quick Reference

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Positive and Negative Rules (quick reference) p.777-783

By Robert C. Gonzalez CE Instructor, San Antonio College

Add and Subtract SAME signs  Add all the numbers

and keep the sign.

DIFFERENT signs  Subtract all the

numbers and keep the sign of the “bigger number”

“bigger number” is an oversimplified way to say “the number with the largest absolute value”.

Double Sign rule SAME + + or -  Change double sign

into a “+” (plus sign)

DIFFERENT + - or - +  Change double sign

into a “-” (subtraction sign)

Multiply and Divide SAME Neg * Neg = Positive Pos/ Pos = Positive

DIFFERENT Neg * Pos = Neg Neg/Pos = Neg

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