[Blindmath] Using minus signs before negative numbers

[Greg Aikens]

Thanks for all the responses. I will probably stick with the
multipurpose indicator. I should have noted that I am transcribing
work for a student. I would prefer to not change it to parentheses if
that's not how the text reads.



On 4/22/15, Aleeha Dudley via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The nemeth tutorial that I use says to use the multipurpose indicator
> veteran minus signs.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 3:36 PM, M Lakhani via Blindmath
>> <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Something like 3 - (-5) should be sufficient.
>> You'll also use parentheses for multiple negatives. Therefore an
>> expression would be correctly written like:
>> 3 -(-5 -(-1) -(-3))
>> I've always remembered the order of precedence asthe mnemonic BODMAS,
>> where B is Brackets (parentheses) & O is the Operand power. The rest of
>> the letters are the signs respectively.
>> HTH
>> Muzz
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 22 Apr 2015, at 20:21, GianniP46 via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would use parentheses
>>> 3-(-5)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Aikens via Blindmath
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:52 PM
>>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>>> Subject: [Blindmath] Using minus signs before negative numbers
>>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> What/where is the rule that explains how to write a minus sign
>>> followed by a negative number? For example, in the expression 3 minus
>>> negative 5. I have found specific rules/examples for when the negative
>>> sign is superscript, but how would I write it when the negative sign
>>> is on the line with the numeral?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> -Greg
>>>
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