<u><em>Answer:</em></u>both numbers are negative
negative number is greater than the positive number
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u><u>
In order to add two rational numbers and get a negative value, one of two scenarios should occur:</u>
<u>1- both numbers are negative.</u>
In this case, the answer would definitely be negative as the two numbers are originally negative
<u>Examples:</u>
-9 + -2 = -9 - 2 = -11

<u>2- negative number is greater than the positive number</u>
In this case, the negative sign would dominate and the result would be negative
<u>Examples:</u>
-9 + 3 = -6

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Answer:
There were 10 flies originally
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have an exponential growth, we will be having a constant percentage of increase and we can set up the increase at any day using the following equation;
V = I(1+r)^d
where V is the number of flies on a particular day
I is the initial number of flies
r is the constant increase in percentage
and d is the number of days.
So we have for the second day;
60 = I(1+r)^2 ••••••(i)
For the fourth day, we have;
360 = I(1+r)^4 ••••••••(ii)
divide equation ii by i; we have;
360/60 = (1+r)^4/(1+r)^2
6 = (1+r)^2
(√6)^2 = (1+r)^2
1 + r = √6
r = √6 - 1
So we can substitute the value of r in any of the equations to get I which is the initial number of flies
Let’s use equation 1
60 = I(1 + r)^2
60 = I(1 + √6 -1)^2
60 = I(√6)^2
60 = 6I
I = 60/6
I = 10 flies
Answer:
8:1
Step-by-step explanation:
Don reads 8 pages a minute. Therefore the amount of pages he could read is 8 and the amount of time it takes is a minute
Answer:
1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
because 2/4 can be reduced to 1/2