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Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
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What negative number and positive number subtracted equal positive 7?
A negative number subtracted by a positive number will always end up negative.
What does a negative subtract positive equal?
a negative subtracted by a positive will always equal a negative.
Does a positive subtracted from a negative equal a negative?
Always yes
What do you get when a negative number is subtracted from a positive number?
The sign of the answer will always be a positive number because subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive (
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.
Is the difference of a negative and positive always negative?
no
What is negative minus a positive?
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.
Does a negative and a negative equal a positive?
If you multiply a positive number by a negative it always equals a negative number.Depends what you mean by "and".If they're added: neverIf they're subtracted: sometimesIf they're multiplied or divided: always
Is the difference of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer always negative?
No, because if the positive was 8, and the negative was -4, the difference would be positive four.
Is the difference of a negative integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, because if the positive was 8, and the negative was -4, the difference would be positive four.
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer always positive?
The difference between any numbers is always positive.
