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If you subtract a negative number from a number will the answer be smaller or bigger than the original number?
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∙ 14y ago
Subtracting a negative number has the same effect as adding a positive number, the two negative actions cancel each other out. Therefore, for example, 5 - (-5) is the same as 5 + 5 = 10.
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How do you know when to add or subtract an integer when one is positive and one is negative?
1). Find the difference between them. Forget about plus and minus, just subtract the smaller one from the bigger one. 2). Write the difference, and give it the sign of whichever original number was bigger.
What are the rules of adding a negative and a positive number?
you subtract the bigger number from the smaller numberyou get your answeryou look for the bigger number an put the symbol that it has
What could you subtract from the number 10 to get an answer that is bigger than 10?
If you subtract a negative number from another number, you always get a bigger number. That is because minus a minus is a plus So you could subtract any negative number from 10 and answer is bigger than 10.
When you subtract a negative by a negative what do you get?
depends if the first number is bigger than the second number than it is a negative
What is negative subtracted by a positive?
The Answer could be neither positive nor negative because the positivve could be bigger than the negative or the neagative could be bigger than the positive
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
How do you know when to add or subtract an integer when one is positive and one is negative?
1). Find the difference between them. Forget about plus and minus, just subtract the smaller one from the bigger one. 2). Write the difference, and give it the sign of whichever original number was bigger.
What are the rules of adding a negative and a positive number?
you subtract the bigger number from the smaller numberyou get your answeryou look for the bigger number an put the symbol that it has
How do you subtract a bigger decimal from a smaller decimal?
Subtract the smaller one from the bigger one, and then put a minus sign before the answer.
What is one third minus one half?
-1/6 since the number is smaller than what is being subtracted the answer will be negative to get it you simply subtract the smaller number from the bigger and add the negative sign
What do you get when you subtract a positive from a positive?
Depends. If you are subtracting a bigger number from a smaller number, such as 3 - 5, you will get a negative result, -2. If you are subtracting a smaller number from a bigger number, such as 12 - 3 you will get a positive result, 9.
How do you subtract a smaller fraction by a bigger fraction?
You can subtract the bigger fraction by the smaller fraction and then put a minus sign in front of the answer.
How do you subtract bigger fractions from smaller fractions?
You don't
What could you subtract from the number 10 to get an answer that is bigger than 10?
If you subtract a negative number from another number, you always get a bigger number. That is because minus a minus is a plus So you could subtract any negative number from 10 and answer is bigger than 10.
When you subtract a negative by a negative what do you get?
depends if the first number is bigger than the second number than it is a negative
What do you do when subtracting decimals and the bottom number is bigger than the top number?
It means the answer will be negative. (Because you're taking away more than you're starting with.) Go ahead and subtract the smaller number from the bigger one, and then make the result negative.
Is nEGATIVE one sixth bigger than or smaller than negative five sixth?
bigger
