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What do you get when a negative number is subtracted from a positive number?
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∙ 2010-10-23 17:02:40
The sign of the answer will always be a positive number because subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive (
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What is a negtive number subtracted by a negative number equal?
negative number subtracted FROM a negative number will be negative
Is a positive number subtracted by positive number a negative number?
It depends on the numbers. 4-5= negative 1 5-4= 1 if the number you are taking away is greater than the number being taken from then the answer will be negative.
Is the square of a negative number a positive or negative number?
It is positive.
Is a positive number divided by a negative number equal to a negative or positive number?
it is negative number
How do you compare a positive and a negative integer?
One (negative) is preceded by a - sign and the other (positive) is not. Negative integers have values less than zero, whereas positive integers have values greater than zero. If a positive and negative integer are made up of the same digits and in the same order (e.g., 2 and -2, or 896 and -896), then when added together they will equal zero. If, however, one is subtracted from the other, then they will equal twice the number from which the other is subtracted.
What negative number and positive number subtracted equal positive 7?
A negative number subtracted by a positive number will always end up negative.
What is a negative number subtracted by a positive?
its a negative number.
When a positive number is subtracted from zero what is the correct answer?
When a positive number is subtracted from zero the result is a negative number.
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
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.
What does a negative number in parenthesis being subtracted by another number mean?
a positive answer
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.
What is a negtive number subtracted by a negative number equal?
negative number subtracted FROM a negative number will be negative
Is a negative subtracted from a positive will it be a positive answer?
Yes. to subtract a negative is to add that number, so the number will be higher than the first number which is positive and can't go below zero.
marissa subtracted a negative number from a positive number. her result was negative. is that reasonable?
No. When you subtract negative numbers, they have the same effect as if you added a positive number. In this scenario as described, the only result would be a positive number.
Why do negative and negative become positive?
A negative and a negative can yield a positive result in some cases.SubtractionSubtracting a negative number is the same as adding its negative value, which is positive. So if the subtracted number is larger in value, the answer will be positive.(-4) - (-3) = (-4) + 3 = (-1) * the subtracted number was not large enough(-4) - (-8) = (-4) + 8 = 4 *the subtracted number was large enough to yield a positiveMultiplication and DivisionWhenever a negative number and a negative number are multiplied or divided, the negative signs "cancel out" and the result is positive.(-2) x (-3) = 6(-6) / (-3) = 2A multiplication or division involving one negative and one positive will, however, have a negative result.
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number a positive a negative number or a zero explain and give an example?
LOVE to HATE = Hate (Negative)LOVE to LOVE = Love (Positive)HATE to HATE = Hate (Negative)HATE to LOVE = Hate (Negative)HATE is a NEGATIVE numberLOVE is a POSITIVE number
What does a negative subtract positive equal?
Think of the number line'_ -infinity ...-9, -8,-7,-6, -5,-4,-3,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ... infinity(+) When you move along the number line to the left you are subtracting. When you move along the number line to the right you are adding. So if we use '-1' as our starting number, and we select '7', we move seven places to the left from '-1' to subtract (+)7 . you 'land on' '-8' a negative number. Another example. If we start at '(+)6 and subtract '(+)12' we will end up on '-6' You move 12 places to the left. Another example. Starting at '-5' and add (+)8 to it , we now move to the right by 8 places and end up on (+)3'.
