ASVAB Math Help
Did you know how to solve yesterday’s problem on signed numbers? I place a strong emphasis on addition and subtraction of signed numbers in my ASVAB prep course. In the years I have been working as an ASVAB tutor, I see the importance of focusing on positive and negative numbers. Many students confuse the rules for adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers with the rules for multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers. I tell my students when the 2 numbers have the same sign, you add them and keep the sign, and when the 2 numbers have different signs, you subtract them and take the sign of the bigger number. In this case, you need to add the numbers. -10 – 6 = -16
