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Yes if the number you are taking away is positive, it will always be a negative number answer.

If the number you are taking away is also negative the answer could be either positive or negative, dependant upon the number's used.

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What is a negative number plus a negative number?

a negative number. think banking..... no money plus no money is ? Nothing (negative) "no money" would be zero, wouldn't it? Zero, or "nothing", is not negative. Still, a negative number plus a negative number is a negative number. minus X plus minus Y equals minus(X + Y).


What does a negative number minus a positive number equal?

A negative number minus a positive number will always be a negative number.


What is minus?

minus (negative) A negative number multiplied or divided by a negative is a positive. Then, multiplied or divided by another negative gives you a negative. A negative added to a negative is a negative. So adding a third negative is still a negative. Subtracting a - from a - is a -. So, subtracting a third - is still a -. No matter what operation you do, three negatives is a negative.


Does a negative number minus a positive number equal a positive or a negative?

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Does a negative number minus a negative number equal a positive or negative number?

negative.


What is forty eight minus negative twelve?

When you minus a negative number it is the same as adding a positive number, since minus a negative number is a plus. So 48 minus (-12) is 48 + 12 = 60


What is a negative number minus a positive?

negative


What is a negative number minus a negative number?

The result can be positive, negative, or zero.


Does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positve number?

Well, a positive number minus a greater positive number equals a negative number. But it's impossible for a negative number to be subtracted from any number.


Does a negative number minus a positive equal a negative?

That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.


Does a negative minus a number equal a positive?

That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.


What is zero minus a positive number?

a negative number