You borrowed $7 from your mom last week
and borrowed another $5 dollars this week.
What is the total (sum) of your debt to your mom?
-7+(-5)
3 answers
@reiny isnt it positive because negative plus negative is a positive?
no
a negative PLUS a negative is negative, you are thinking of multiplication
for this question:
-7 + (-5) = -12
BUT (-7)(-5) = +35
a negative PLUS a negative is negative, you are thinking of multiplication
for this question:
-7 + (-5) = -12
BUT (-7)(-5) = +35