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This is what I've come up with on how to think about this: Suppose you're in a car on a straight road that runs North and South. North is positive and South is negative. If your car is pointing north, then you're pointing in the positive direction so this is a positive number. If the car is pointing south, then it is a negative number. To add, put the car in Drive and drive forward. To subtract, put the car in reverse and drive backward.
So take the problem 5 - -3. Start pointing North and drive forward 5 miles. Next you are a negative 3, so turn the car around pointing South. But since we are subtracting, drive backwards (North) 3 miles. You will be 8 miles North of your starting point, so [5 - -3] is the same as [5+3] = +8.
What else can I help you with?
Do you subtract when its a negative plus a positive?
No, you add the positive to the negative.
What is your positive and negative?
positive is to add and negative is to subtract in math
What do you do when subtracting a positive and a negative?
If you subtract a negative from a positive, add both of their absolute values. If you subtract a positive from a negative, add both of their absolute values and multiply by negative one.
What is the sum of a negative integer from a positive integer?
subtract the negative from the positive
What is the answer if you subtract positive twentyseven from negative sixtynine?
If you subtract positive twenty-seven from negative sixty-nine, you would get negative forty-two. You simply subtract the 27 from the 69 but leave the negative sign.
How do you subtract a positive number by a negative number?
A little awkwardly phrased, so I'll answer both ways. To subtract a negative from anything, add its positive. To subtract a positive from a negative, the equation is treated as though you are adding two postives, the result is negative.
Subtract Integer- what does positive 4 subtract positive 7 equal?
-3
When you subtract two fraction the answer is?
It can be a negative or positive fraction, a negative or positive integer, or zero.
How to subtract negative and positive numbers?
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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.
What happens when you subtract a negative from a posotive?
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive; the result will be positive.
Does a negative minus a number equal a positive?
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
