The sum of a positive number and a negative number can be either negative or positive.
9 + -3 = 6
9 + -13 = -4
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Positive. A negative number added to a positive would reduce the original to a smaller positive, to zero, or to a negative depending on their relative values but subtracting a negative number from a positive number will always increase the value of the positive.
A negative number.
Negative answer if the negative number is bigger. Positive answer if the positive number is bigger.
A positive number. Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number
A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.