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When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
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∙ 11y ago
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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Is the difference of a negative and positive always negative?
no
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.
What is the quotient of negative thirty two and negative two?
16. Negative times divided subtracted or added to another negative number always equals a positive answer.
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer is always positive?
Yes.
Is the difference between a negative integer and a positive integer always a negative integer?
sometimes
What negative number and positive number subtracted equal positive 7?
A negative number subtracted by a positive number will always end up 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 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 negative?
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.
What is the quotient of negative thirty two and negative two?
16. Negative times divided subtracted or added to another negative number always equals a positive answer.
