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Is the difference of two numbers is less than the sum of those two numbers?
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∙ 7y ago
Not necessarily. Here is a counterexample:Take the two numbers -3 and -4. Their sum is -7, their difference is 1; or -1, depending in what order you do the subtraction, but in any case, that difference is more than the sum.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoIt can be. It is possible to be sure only if some more information is provided.
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Could the difference of two mixed numbers be less than 1?
No
Difference of the greatest prime number less than 10?
the prime numbers less than 10 are 2,3,5,and 7?
What are the odd numbers more than 20?
All those not less than 20.
Why cant the difference of two mixed numbers be less than 1?
It can!The difference between 31/2 and 31/3, for example, is 1/6 which is less than 1.
Are negative numbers greater than less than or equal to positive numbers?
Less than.
Give two prime numbers less than 7 whose difference is 2?
5 and 3 are two numbers less than 7, whose difference is 2.
Could the difference of two mixed numbers be less than 1?
No
Difference of the greatest prime number less than 10?
the prime numbers less than 10 are 2,3,5,and 7?
What are the odd numbers more than 20?
All those not less than 20.
Two numbers whose difference is less than 10?
1 and 2
What two numbers whose difference is less than ten?
1 and 2
What are the prime numbers that are less than 100 and have a difference of 95?
97 and 2
How many numbers that are greater than zero but are less than 500?
There are 499 whole numbers that fit those conditions.
Is the difference of two integers less than either integer?
If both numbers are positive....yes If either or both numbers are negative ....no
Is -12 greater less than or equal to 4?
-12 is less than 4 - the difference between the two numbers is 16.
Is the difference of two numbers always less than at least one of the numbers?
yes. for all positive, distinct numbers greater than 0
Why cant the difference of two mixed numbers be less than 1?
It can!The difference between 31/2 and 31/3, for example, is 1/6 which is less than 1.
