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subtraction is merely adding a negative number, so subtracting a negative number is adding the negative of a negative number.
It should be pointed out that while most people find this concept obvious, it was not obvious to ancient mathematicians. In fact, as late as the 1800s, most mathematicians thought that negative numbers were nonsense.
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Why subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding a positive number?
equivalent to subtracting a negative
What are the rules for adding and subtracting integers?
when you add two positive integers the answer is always positive when you add two negative integers the answer is positive when you add one negative and on positive integer, the answer is negative subtracting two negative numbers gets a negative answer subtracting two positive numbers- the answer depends subtracting a negative and positive number- the answer depends, the positive number would have to be bigger than the negative to achieve a negative number, and if the positive number is less, than the answer is still negative
Does subtracting one negative number from another negative number give you a positive number or another negative number?
always another negative number
How are addition and subtraction stories alike?
Addition and subtraction can be thought of as the same thing because subtracting a negative number is the same as adding it and adding a negative number is the same as subtracting it.
Is subtracting a negative number the same thing as adding a positive number?
yes
