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What is another way to describe the operation of adding a negative number?
What is another way to describe the operation of adding a negative number?
- Dividing by the corresponding positive number
- Raising to the power of the corresponding positive number
- Multiplying by the corresponding positive number
- Subtracting the corresponding positive number (correct)
What is the result of the product of a positive and a negative number?
What is the result of the product of a positive and a negative number?
- Zero
- A positive number
- A negative number (correct)
- One
Why were negative numbers invented?
Why were negative numbers invented?
- To make arithmetic operations more challenging
- To make decimals more complex
- To simplify fractions
- To provide solutions for equations and to extend the number system (correct)
What happens when a larger number is subtracted from a smaller number?
What happens when a larger number is subtracted from a smaller number?
What is the equivalent operation of subtracting a negative number?
What is the equivalent operation of subtracting a negative number?
What type of numbers include the additive inverses of whole numbers?
What type of numbers include the additive inverses of whole numbers?
What is the significance of understanding the properties of negative numbers?
What is the significance of understanding the properties of negative numbers?
What is an example of a negative number in a fraction?
What is an example of a negative number in a fraction?
Which of the following statements is true about the properties of integers?
Which of the following statements is true about the properties of integers?
What is the primary reason why negative numbers were introduced in mathematics?
What is the primary reason why negative numbers were introduced in mathematics?
Which of the following is an example of an integer?
Which of the following is an example of an integer?
What happens when a positive number is subtracted from a smaller positive number?
What happens when a positive number is subtracted from a smaller positive number?
What is the relationship between the properties of negative numbers and solving equations?
What is the relationship between the properties of negative numbers and solving equations?
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