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Old 08-16-2022, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC View Post
As I recall from mathematics years ago when you add a negative number to another negative number you get a positive number.

Since it was so long ago not positive this is correct.
(-) x (-) = +

That looks suspect. What I am saying is a negative multiplied by a negative equals a positive.