Question

How to find equivalent positive number for a negative number

Answer 1

Answer:

negative -−minus positive

Lets subtract -4-7−4−7minus, 4, minus, 7.

Step 1: Rewrite as an addition problem

-4\goldD{-7}=-4\goldD{+(-7)}−4−7=−4+(−7)minus, 4, start color goldD, minus, 7, end color goldD, equals, minus, 4, start color goldD, plus, left parenthesis, minus, 7, right parenthesis, end color goldD

Step 2: Start at the first number in the addition problem, in this case -4−4minus, 4:

Step 3: Move 777 places to the left. We move 777 to the left because adding negative 777 decreases our number by 777.

-4+(-7)−4+(−7)minus, 4, plus, left parenthesis, minus, 7, right parenthesis takes us to -11−11minus, 11 on the number line.

-4-7=-11−4−7=−11

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