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It depends which number is larger. If if subtract a negative number, you are additioning it; yet if you are adding a negative number or subtacting a positive number, you are just subtracting. -x - (-y) = -x +y - (-x) + (-y) = x - y -3 - (-5) = -3 +5 = 2 -4 - (-2) = -4 +2 = -2
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∙ 14y agoIt equals a negative plus a positive. Unlike multiplication, subtraction and addition with negatives doesn't have a set negative or positive outcome.
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Minus multiplied by a plus?
Negative times positive equals negative.
Negative 3 minus negative 4 equals what?
(-3)-(4)=(-3)+4=1 Minus times minus equals plus. The reason for this we need not discuss.
Negative one minus four equals what?
Negative 5.
Negative 9 minus negative 6 equals what?
-3
What is negative ten subtract negative sixty?
-10-(-60)=50 A negative and a negative equals a positive. Therefore, negative ten minus negative sixty is the same as negative ten PLUS sixty. Sixty minus ten equals fifty.
-12x minus 17 equals negative 89?
The answer to -12x minus 17 equals negative 89 is x equals 6.
What is seven minus a negative six equals?
Seven minus a negative six equals a positive one
Minus multiplied by a plus?
Negative times positive equals negative.
Does a negative minus a negative equal a negative?
no it equals a positive
What is plus times a minus?
Positive (Plus) times Negative (Minus) always equals a negative (minus).
Negative 3 minus negative 4 equals what?
(-3)-(4)=(-3)+4=1 Minus times minus equals plus. The reason for this we need not discuss.
What does negative three minus negative two equals?
-3 minus -2 is -1.
Negative 9 minus negative 6 equals what?
-3
Negative one minus four equals what?
Negative 5.
What does negative 5 minus 9 equals?
Negative 14
Negative 1 minus NEGATIVE 3 equals?
2
What is the answer to negative x minus 4x minus 7 equals negative 2x plus 5?
x= Negative 4
