Not necessarily. Examples: -1 - (-5) = -1 + 5 = 4, which is positive, but -10 - (-3) = -10 + 3 = -7, a negative. So it depends on the numbers used.
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no it equals a positive
if a positive number minus a negative number, the minus turns to a plus sign. so its positive Ex. 2- -4= 2+4=6
No, 12/-4 = -3 A negative times negative is positive, so positive divided by negative is a negative.
A negative minus a positive is a negative. i.e -1-(+1)= -2
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