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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.
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.
Do you add or subtract when you have a negative number and a positive?
Subtract and add the sign of the greater number.
What happens when you subtract a negative number from a positive number?
It's the same as adding a positive number.
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.
How do you subtract a positive and negative number?
You have to take the negative sign away from the negative number and add them.
How do you subtract a negative number from a positive number?
you subtract the numbers then he higher number to start out with is the awnser. example: negative 3 - positive 7= 3-7=4 the higher number is 7 so i is positive. the final answer is positive 4
What happens when you subtract a positive number from a negative number?
It's the same as adding a positive number.
Why does a negative number minus a positive equals a negative?
take any negative number, and subtract a positive number..that is the same as adding a negative number and two negative numbers added together are a negative number.
When you subtract a negative by a positive what does it make?
If you mean when you subtract a negative from a positive what does it make? If so, you will get a positive answer. This is because the two negative symbols are basically multiplied, and if you multiply two negatives you get a positive, so a positive number minus a negative number becomes a positive number plus a positive number. 6 - (-5) = 11 2 - (-10) = 12 125 - (-15) = 140
Can you subtract two positive numbers and get a negative number?
Yes
What do you get when you subtract a negative integer from a positive integer?
You will get a positive integer. If you subtract a negative number, you will be adding it. I think of it like 2 minuses equals a plus. :P
When you have a negative and positive in math does it become a negative?
It depends on what you do with the negative and positive. If you multiply or divide a positive number and a negative number, then the answer is negative. If you add or subtract a positive number and a negative number, the answer could be negative or positive depending on the numbers involved. If you put a negative sign in front of a positive number, the result is a negative number. If you put a positive sign in front of a negative number (like +(-7)), the result is still negative.
