Think of the number line'_
-infinity ...-9, -8,-7,-6, -5,-4,-3,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ... infinity(+)
When you move along the number line to the left you are subtracting. When you move along the number line to the right you are adding.
So if we use '-1' as our starting number, and we select '7', we move seven places to the left from '-1' to subtract (+)7 . you 'land on' '-8' a negative number.
Another example.
If we start at '(+)6 and subtract '(+)12' we will end up on '-6' You move 12 places to the left.
Another example.
Starting at '-5' and add (+)8 to it , we now move to the right by 8 places and end up on (+)3'.
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
Yes.
The result can be either positive or negative, depending on the sizes of those original two negative numbers. (-8) minus (-10) = positive 2 (-8) minus (-5) = negative 3
A little awkwardly phrased, so I'll answer both ways. To subtract a negative from anything, add its positive. To subtract a positive from a negative, the equation is treated as though you are adding two postives, the result is negative.
In math when you are given a negative and a positive number, you should write down the sign of the greatest number and subtract the smaller number from the greatest number. In the problem 3 - 9, three is the positive number, and nine is the negative number. This means you should write down the negative number's sign and subtract 3 from 9, and your answer should be -6.
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That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
Yes.
positive is to add and negative is to subtract in math
No, you add the positive to the negative.
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On the number line if you subtract a positive you move left. If you add a positive you move right. If add a negative you move left. If you subtract a negative you move right. That is just how I learned it. I don't know a wordy explanation.
If you subtract a negative from a positive, add both of their absolute values. If you subtract a positive from a negative, add both of their absolute values and multiply by negative one.
Often, but not always. It depends upon what you do with them. If the numbers are not equal, and you subtract the larger from the smaller, the answer will be negative.
subtract the negative from the positive
If the negative number is bigger then the answer will be negative If the bigger number is positive then the answer will be positive. All you do is subtract the two numbers and take the sign of the bigger number Ex (+2)+(-7)=(-5)