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No - 2 minus 5 is 3. Not negative 3. Be careful when adding!
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Is 3 minus negative 2 equal to negative 2 minus 3?
No. 3 - -2 = 5 -2 - 3 = -5
What is negative 3 minus 2?
2 - (-3) = 5 (The minus a negative becomes a positive, thus 2 + 3 = 5).
What is Negative 2 minus positive 3?
-2 - 3 = -5
What is negative three and one third minus negative five and two thirds?
-3 1/3 minus -5 2/3 = 2 1/3
Why do you use subtraction when you add a positive integer and a negative integer?
Because adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive. In other words, minus a plus is he same as plus a minus. For example 5+ (-3) = 5-3 = +2 5 -(+3) = 5-3 = +2 Remember minus a plus = = minus plus a minus = minus plus a plus = plus minus a minus = plus
Is 3 minus negative 2 equal to negative 2 minus 3?
No. 3 - -2 = 5 -2 - 3 = -5
What is negative five minus negative three minus negative one minus one minus three minus five?
(-5)-(-3)-(-1)-1-3-5 (-2)-(-1)-1-3-5(-1)-1-3-5 (-2)-3-5 (-5)-5 (-10)
What is negative 3 minus 2?
2 - (-3) = 5 (The minus a negative becomes a positive, thus 2 + 3 = 5).
What is positive 3 plus negative 5 minus negative 2 minus positive 4?
Positive 3 plus negative 5 minus negative 2 minus positive 4 is equal to -4.
What does negative 2 minus 3 equal?
negative 5
What minus 5 equals negative 2?
3 - 5 = -2
What does negative three minus negative two equals?
-3 minus -2 is -1.
What is Negative 2 minus positive 3?
-2 - 3 = -5
What is negative three and one third minus negative five and two thirds?
-3 1/3 minus -5 2/3 = 2 1/3
What is negative 1 fifth minus negative 2 over seven?
-1/5 minus -2/7 is 3/35
What is negative 3 plus 1 plus negative 5?
The answer is -7. minus three plus one is minus two, adding a negative is the same as subtraction and so plus negative five means minus 5 so the sum is -2-5=-7 The Sum= -3+1-5 -2-5 -7
Why do you use subtraction when you add a positive integer and a negative integer?
Because adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive. In other words, minus a plus is he same as plus a minus. For example 5+ (-3) = 5-3 = +2 5 -(+3) = 5-3 = +2 Remember minus a plus = = minus plus a minus = minus plus a plus = plus minus a minus = plus
