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How do you subtract a positive number from positive number if the first number smaller?
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∙ 12y ago
SO pretty much, you would fit the smaller number into the bigger number, and turn the extras into a negitave (ex. 6-8=(-2)
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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 23-71?
94
Is 7.98 bigger or smaller than 7.89?
You can subtract the second from the first and get a positive answer. So the first is bigger.
When you subtract a positive integer by a positive integer do you get a positive integer?
If the integer subtracted is smaller than or equal to the first integer, then the answer is positive. Otherwise, if the integer subtracted is larger, then the answer is negative.
Is a negative subtracted from a positive will it be a positive answer?
Yes. to subtract a negative is to add that number, so the number will be higher than the first number which is positive and can't go below zero.
Adding a negative number to a positive number?
The way you add a negative number to a positive number is very simple to learn. First you need to check which number is bigger, the negative or the positive. Then you subtract the smaller number from the bigger number. Whichever number is bigger is the sign you keep. If the bigger number was positive your going to put a + in front of the answer. If its negative your going to put a minus sign in front .Here's an example: -5 + +9 = +4
When a number is being added to a positive number does the first number become smaller or larger?
Larger.
What is bigger 9.5 or 4.6?
Subtract one number from the other. If the answer is a positive number then the first number is greater than the second number. If the answer is a negative number then the second number is greater than the first number. 9.5 - 4.6 = 4.9 (a positive number so 9.5 is greater than 4.6)
What do you get when you add a positive and negative number?
First, subtract the absolute values of the integers, then use the greater absolute value's sign.
How do you subtract in Roman numerals?
To subtract in Roman numerals, you simply place a smaller number in front of a larger one. You subtract the value of the smaller number from the larger one. For example, to express 4 in Roman numerals, you write IV (5-1). Similarly, to express 9, you write IX (10-1).
What does a positive number minus a positive equal to?
A number.We can't be more specific because we don't know if the second number is larger, smaller, or the same as the first. If it's larger, the result will be negative; if it's smaller, the result will be positive; if they're the same, the result will be zero.
A positive integer minus a positive integer is always positive?
no it depends on if the first number in the equation is bigger or smaller than the second ex. 2-3= -1
