How do you subtract a smaller numerator to a bigger numerator?

Answer 1

5-3 is the same as 4-2 which is the same as 3-1

so when you get an equation like 3-5, simplify it the same way as done in the first line.

3-5 is the same as 2-4 which is the same as 1-3 which is the same as 0-2

a simpler way to say 0-2 is -2

this is called a negative number. this is a commonly used number. if you owe money, you can say you have negative 30 dollars.

a simple way to do the subtraction is this.

3-5

-1(5-3)

-1(2)

-2