-12 is 20 units less than 8. look at it this way 0 is in the middle of the number line and the positives are on the right and the negatives are on the left, the larger the number the further to the right it is.
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48 less than 12:= 12 - 8= 4
12 is more than the product of 8
8 is less than 12.
It depends If the first negative (lets say -12) is less than the second (-8), than the answer is still ngative, just greater than the first number ((-12)-(-8)=(-12)+8=-4) If the first negative (lets say -3) is greater than the second (-5), then the answer is positve ((-3)-(-5)=(-3)+5=2) This is because when you subtract a negative number, youre really multiplying it by -1 and adding it to the first. ((-1)x(-3)=-(-3)=3)