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How do you subtract when top number is less than bottom number?
It becomes a negative bro
What happens when you subtract a negative number from a positive number?
It's the same as adding a positive number.
Will a positive number stay positive if you subtract a negative number from it?
Yes, the negatives cancell out eg. 3--5=3+5
What is the sum of a negative integer from a positive integer?
subtract the negative from the positive
What do you do when subtracting decimals and the bottom number is bigger than the top number?
It means the answer will be negative. (Because you're taking away more than you're starting with.) Go ahead and subtract the smaller number from the bigger one, and then make the result negative.
Does a negative number subtract a positive number equal a negative number?
Yes.
Do you add or subtract when you have a negative number and a positive?
Subtract and add the sign of the greater 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.
How do you subtract a positive and negative number?
You have to take the negative sign away from the negative number and add them.
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.
When you subtract a negative by a negative what do you get?
depends if the first number is bigger than the second number than it is a negative
How do you subtract a positive number by a negative number?
A little awkwardly phrased, so I'll answer both ways. To subtract a negative from anything, add its positive. To subtract a positive from a negative, the equation is treated as though you are adding two postives, the result is negative.
How do i subtract 110-150?
The answer to the problem is -40. When you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, the result is a negative number.
When you subtract a negative number from another negative number do you get a positive or a negative number?
always a negative number. just think about going backwards on a number line.
When you subtract integers do you always move left on a number line?
No.If you subtract a positive number, you move to the left.If you subtract a negative number, you move to the right.
When you subtract a negative from a positive is that a gain or loss?
When you subtract a negative number from a positive number, it is equivalent to adding the two numbers together. Therefore, it is a gain.
What could you subtract from the number 10 to get an answer that is bigger than 10?
If you subtract a negative number from another number, you always get a bigger number. That is because minus a minus is a plus So you could subtract any negative number from 10 and answer is bigger than 10.
