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Does a positive number minus a negative number equal a positive number or a negative number?
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.
What is positive 10 minus negative 6?
It is: 10--6 = 16 because --6 is +6
Positive 5 minus positive 3?
Well, since they are both positives, you would just take 5 minus three which would equal 2.
How do you multiply a fraction by a negative number?
Using the same principles as multiplying a negative whole number by a positive whole number, where the result would be a negative, the product of a (positive) fraction and a negative whole number would equal the product of the two, with the minus sign included. For example, 1/2 x -4 = -2. The same rule can be applied the other way around, multiplying a negative fraction by a positive number would produce the same result.
Is five and negative five equal or different?
It depends, if you are looking for the absolute value then it would be equal. It is different if it is negative and positive.
