By solving it:)
If your question was -3 times -4, it is 12. A negative number times a negative number results in a positive number.
If your question was -3 minus 4, it would be like spending 4 more dollars when you already have a debt of 3 dollars. That would be a debt of 7 dollars, or -7 in math terms.
By solving it:)
If your question was -3 times -4, it is 12. A negative number times a negative number results in a positive number.
If your question was -3 minus 4, it would be like spending 4 more dollars when you already have a debt of 3 dollars. That would be a debt of 7 dollars, or -7 in math terms.