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Why does (-.6+100%=-1.2)? I was recently told by one of my high school teachers that the previous equation (-.6+100%) was equal to 0. When I questioned this, I was told to prove why it wasn't. I couldn't prove it but I know that it doesn't equal 0. Could someone help me?

 Feb 4, 2016

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Keep beating it and we will all have hamburgers for din-din.

 Feb 4, 2016
 #1
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Man.. You've got me confused..

 Feb 4, 2016
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a negative plus a positive will be negative. As you can see. Then the decimle goes with it. If you do any math with a %. It'll most likely equal a lower number than before... :)

 Feb 4, 2016
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You have to ASSUME something to answer this question:   100% of WHAT?

IF you assume "WHAT" is  -0.6 , then

 

100% of -0.6  is  -0.6    then it equals -1.2

 Feb 4, 2016
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that's a good way to put it too!

 Feb 4, 2016
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I think we've beaten this dead horse...

 Feb 4, 2016
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Keep beating it and we will all have hamburgers for din-din.

Guest Feb 4, 2016
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LOL! sounds yummy, but.. I like cow better :p

 Feb 4, 2016
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Have you ACTUALLY TRIED Horseburgers???

 Feb 4, 2016
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Nope. Are you gonna tell me it taste like chicken??

 Feb 4, 2016
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Well, maybe.... a lot like McNuggets

 Feb 4, 2016

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