(October 12, 2013 at 4:06 am)Faith No More Wrote: Perhaps he/she should have phrased the question that way, then, because the answer to why -5 * -4 = 20 is that 4 * 5 = 20 and when multiplying two negative numbers, you get a positive. If the last part was what he/she was really after, it should have been phrased more clearly. Apparently, I don't have the mind reading powers that you do.Oh please, I've heard - more than once - the whether lady on TV claim that the temperature will "double" over the course of the day, eg 10deg - 20deg. I've seen, multiple times, people at cash registers have to get out a calculator to do a perfectly simple sum.
We can reliably assume that the OP is already comfortable with the idea that 5 * 4 = 20.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
