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No. They can be positive or negative, depending on which perspective you have. So 3 - 2 is 1 whereas 2 - 3 is -1.
What else can I help you with?
Is the difference of two negative always a negative number?
No. -3 - (-9) = 6
Is the difference of two natural number is positive?
Not necessarily. If you swap them, the difference will be negative.
How can you decide if the difference of two numbers is positive negative or zero without actually calculating the difference?
You can do this by inspection. If the second number is smaller than the first, their difference is positive. If the second number is greater than the first, then their difference is negative. If the second number is the same as the first number, then their difference is zero.
The difference between two negative numbers is negative if?
The difference between two negative numbers is negative if the second number ( the number you are subtracting from the first) is less in value than the first. For example (-3) - ( -2) = -3 + 2 = -1 (-3) - (-4) = -3 + 4 = + 1
Is the difference of two integers always a natural number?
Not necessarily. The difference between a = 7 & b = 7 is 0, and that is not a natural number.
Is the difference of two whole numbers always a whole number?
No. You can subtract two whole numbers and get a negative result. Whole numbers can't be negative.
Is the difference of two positive numbers positive?
The difference between two numbers is the result of a subtraction. This can be either positive or negative, depending on which number is greater.
The difference between any two negative numbers is always negative?
That statement is false. For example, (-2) - (-3) = 1 which is a positive number created from two negative numbers when subtracted.
When you are squaring a negative number does it make a difference if the negative number is in parentheses?
Yes on some calculators it will make a difference.
Is the difference of two negative integers always positive?
If difference is taken to mean the first number minus the second then the answer can be positive or negative (or zero if the two numbers are the same). For example: the difference between -5 and -3 is -2 while the difference between -3 and -5 is +2.
Is the difference of two positive numbers positive or negative?
If you are asking how many numbers difference is there between two numbers, then it will be positive. If you are referring to subtraction, if the number you are subtracting from is the larger number, it will be positive. If it is smaller it will be negative. 3 - 2 = 1 (3, the number being subtracted from, is larger, so the answer is positive) 2 - 3 = -1 (2, the number being subtracted from, is smaller, so the answer is negative)
Is the difference of a number and its opposite negative?
no
