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What is the sign of e + d when e > 0 and d 0?

Choose 1 answer:
Positive
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What is the sign of e + d when e > 0 and d 0? Choose 1 answer: Positive Negative-example-1

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Answer:

(B) Negative

Explanation:

You can try an example:

c = 1, d = -1

c/d = 1/-1 = -1 . . . . negative

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Additional comment

The sign of the result of multiplication and/or division of any number of factors will be negative if there are an odd number of minus signs involved. It will be positive if there are an even number of minus signs involved.

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