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When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
What is the counterexamples of the opposite of any number is always positive?
The [multiplicative] opposite of -2 is -0.5, which is negative.
Is a positive number and a negative number will always be negative?
A positive number multiplied by a negative number will always result in a negative number.
What the meaning of opposite in maths for kids to understand?
opposites somehow like a positive number is the opposite of a negative and a negative number is the opposite of a positive
When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
