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Does a negative number result when you subtract a larger number from a smaller number?
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Yes
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Why can you subtract a larger number from a smaller number?
Numbers don't stop in either direction. If you subtract a larger number from a smaller one, the answer will be negative.
What is 23-71?
94
What is 1986 subtract 2009?
-23
Why can't you subtract a larger number from a smaller number?
You can it just goes to negatives
Is .15 less than .099?
Yes. If it was negative then .15 would be larger. Unless it’s negative then the smaller number is smaller. If negative, the smaller number would be larger. If that makes sense.
Why can you subtract a larger number from a smaller number?
Numbers don't stop in either direction. If you subtract a larger number from a smaller one, the answer will be negative.
What is 23-71?
94
How do i subtract 110-150?
The answer to the problem is -40. When you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, the result is a negative number.
When you add a positive and negative number together how do you determine the sign of the answer?
You subtract smaller number from larger and take sign of the larger For example negative 7 + 4 = -3
What is 4.84 -14.6?
19.439999999999998
What to do to convert large value into smaller?
Subtract a positive value from it. Add a negative value to it. Multiply by a number smaller than 1 Divide by a number larger than 1.
How do you subtract a bigger number from a smaller one?
if you want to subtract a bigger number from a smaller one, first subtract smaller number from bigger one add negative sign in front of answer you got
What is 1986 subtract 2009?
-23
Why can't you subtract a larger number from a smaller number?
You can it just goes to negatives
Is .15 less than .099?
Yes. If it was negative then .15 would be larger. Unless it’s negative then the smaller number is smaller. If negative, the smaller number would be larger. If that makes sense.
How do you figure out the difference between 2 numbers?
subtract the smaller number from the larger number.
What is negative 20 plus 15?
-5 Here is a quick tip, when the negative number is larger, pretend it is positive and subtract the smaller one from it. Then just put the negative sign back on
