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What is negative minus a positive?

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2011-09-21 22:33:15

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You get a positive subtracted number.

A negative minus a positive number will always give a negative answer. And the answer will be more negative than either of the two numbers.

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2011-01-25 13:35:59
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2010-08-29 17:22:54

The answer is always positive, regardless of the size of the two numbers.

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2011-09-21 22:33:15

That's always going to be negative.

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2011-01-07 01:25:48

-(-1)-1=-1

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