gavin
It can be greater than, equal or less than the original integer. There are three possible values for the second integer: It is positive, in which case the result will be less than the original integer, eg 5 - 2 = 3 and 3 < 5;It is zero, in which case the result will be the same as the original integer, eg 5 - 0 = 5 and 5 = 5;It is negative, in which case the result will be greater than the original integer, eg 5 - -2 = 7 and 7 > 5.
The answer depends on your mathematical ability.
yes
Not necessarily, for example: If you subtract 3 from 4, then you get +1. But if you subtract 4 from 3, you get -1. The answer will always be an integer, but you cannot make a general statement about the sign, without knowing more information.
less than
That would be false. When you subtract two positive numbers, you only go into negatives if the number you are subtracting is greater than the number it's being subtracted from. 3 - 2 = 1 2 - 3 = -1
To subtract a negative number is equivalent to adding a positive number. Two negatives multiplied make a positive.
False. Counterexample: -1 - (-2) = -1 + 2 = 1.
gavin
no , because the negative integer is not a whole number. A whole number is greater than a negative ! (:
That has no integer solution. Three times an integer is another integer; if you subtract to integers, you get an integer again, not a fraction.
It can be greater than, equal or less than the original integer. There are three possible values for the second integer: It is positive, in which case the result will be less than the original integer, eg 5 - 2 = 3 and 3 < 5;It is zero, in which case the result will be the same as the original integer, eg 5 - 0 = 5 and 5 = 5;It is negative, in which case the result will be greater than the original integer, eg 5 - -2 = 7 and 7 > 5.
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The answer depends on your mathematical ability.
yes
Look at the places that integers have on the number line. The integer that is on the right is greater that the integer is on the left.