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Why does a positive minus a negative equal a positive?
Because "minus a negative" is tha same as "plus a positive". So, a positive minus a negative is a positive plus a positive which is a positive.
What is positive 3 plus negative 5 minus negative 2 minus positive 4?
Positive 3 plus negative 5 minus negative 2 minus positive 4 is equal to -4.
Does a negative minus a negative equal a negative?
no it equals a positive
Does negative minus negative equal positive?
yes
What is positive minus negative equal to?
it equals a positive.
What does a negative number minus a positive number equal?
A negative number minus a positive number will always be a negative number.
A positive minus a negative equals?
It can equal a positive, zero or a negative number.
What does 8 minus negative 3 equal?
8 minus negative three or 8--3 equal positive 11. The double negative converts the minus sign into a plus sign and the negative into a positive.
How does a positive 100 minus a negative 30 equal a positive 130?
"Minus a negative" is the same thing as "plus."
Does a negative number minus a negative number equal a positive or negative number?
negative.
What does negative seven minus negative eleven equal?
positive four
What does positive 2 minus negative two equal?
positive 4
What does positive 3 minus negative 2 equal?
positive 5
What is a positive minus a positive?
It depends. (a) a positive minus a smaller positive is positive, (b) a positive minus a positive of the same size is zero, and (c) a positive minus a bigger positive is negative. For example, (a) 8 - 6 = 2 (b) 8 - 8 = 0 (c) 8 - 11 = -3
Does a negative number minus a positive equal a negative?
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
Why is minus plus minus equal to a positive number?
A minus plus a minus is not necessarily positive. A minus multiplied by a minus is. The reason being that the minus of a minus is a positive. It's a double negative.
What does a positive minus a negative equal to?
if a positive number minus a negative number, the minus turns to a plus sign. so its positive Ex. 2- -4= 2+4=6
What does positive 3 minus negative 2 equal negative five?
zero.
What doe positive minus negative equal?
Positive. 7 - (-4) = 11
What would a negative number minus a positive number equal positive or negative?
Negative. Example: (-1) - (+1) = -2
What does a positive number minus a positive numbe equal?
you change the minus to a positive and change the 2nd positive number to a negative number..the answer can be either negative or positive depending on the sign of the greatest number(:
What is negative eleven minus positive nine equal?
-20
What does positive seven minus negative eight equal?
15
What does negative one minus positive seven equal?
6
What does negative 7 minus 2 equal?
The Answer is a Positive 9
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