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When you are subtracting a negative from a positive or a positive from a negative, you change subtraction to addition and change the sign of the next value.
example: (-23)-(-12).......change it to........(-23)+12
Then you subtract the bigger number from the smaller number. Don't worry about the negative signs just pretend that the numbers are both positve.
Example: 23-12=11
Then you take the sign of the biggest number.
example: 23 was the bigger number and it was negative so the answer is -11
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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 number subtract a positive number equal a negative number?
Yes.
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.
When adding a positive number to a negative number why do you always get a positive number?
-5+-3 = -8 ++ Add -- Add +- Subtract -+ Subtract
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.
