The difference between two numbers is the result of a subtraction. This can be either positive or negative, depending on which number is greater.
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The difference between any numbers is always positive.
The difference (x-y) between two whole numbers, x and y, is whole and is positive, if x > y; zero, if x = y; and negative, if x < y.
5x - x = 116so4x = 116sox = 29 and 5x = 145
That statement is false. For example, (-2) - (-3) = 1 which is a positive number created from two negative numbers when subtracted.
To add a negative number and a positive number: -- Find the difference of their absolute values (their sizes, ignoring their signs). -- Give it the same sign as whichever of the original two numbers had the larger absolute value.