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a negative subtracted by a positive will always equal a negative.

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Does a negative number minus a positive equal a 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.


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