2007-02-18 10:41:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
First, we need to keep in mind that two negatives equal a positive. So bascially, we can rewrite the above equation as:
-5.8 + 6.7 or.... 6.7 - 5.8 = 0.9
2007-02-18 10:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by Islandz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-5.8 - (-6.7)
subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive
so your problem is really -5.8 + 6.7
which is .9
2007-02-18 10:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by ... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-5.8-(-6.7)=
-5.8+6.7= 0.9
whenever you subtract a negative and the next number is also a negative it becomes a positive
2007-02-18 10:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-5.8 - (-6.7) is the same as: -5.8 + 6.7
So: -5.8 - (-6.7) = .9
I'm sorry, I had a good explaination in my head but couldn't verbalize it. That's the correct answer, but for help I'd suggest asking your teacher.
2007-02-18 10:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by andromeda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-5.8 - (-6.7) = -5.8 + 6.7 = 0.9
negative and negative = positive
2007-02-18 10:50:34 · answer #5 · answered by croc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm unsure what you're required to do. Guessing that that's to accomplish the multiplication, bear in concepts this rule: multiplying by ability of 10^n (the place n is an integer) strikes the decimal element... a) ...n places to the main appropriate if n is advantageous b) ...n places to the left if n is damaging. on your case, n=3, i.e. 5.67x1000 = 5.sixty seven x 10^3 = 5670.
2016-11-23 17:22:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you subtract a negative number from a negative number, you get a negative answer, thus your ans. is -.9
2007-02-18 10:46:15 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
0.9
I used a calculator :-)
2007-02-18 10:51:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋