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No, it will be a positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its negative value, which is a positive number.
4 - (-3) = 4 + 3 = 7
Other examples
For 5-(-7), when there is a negative of a negative, you cross out the negatives and put a plus in their place.
See 5+7 and then you solve the problem, 12.
Some problems may look like this:
6-(-8)+9-(-4) the way you solve this problem is by working from left to right.
6+8=14+9-(-4), so what you do here is 14+9 first, 14+9=23-(-4). Now you do 23-(-4), 23+4=27. Thats how you solve a problem like that.
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What is a poitive minus a negative?
A positive minus a negative is a positive.
Why does a positive minus a negative equal a positive?
Because "minus a negative" is tha same as "plus a positive". So, a positive minus a negative is a positive plus a positive which is a positive.
What is a negative number minus a positive number?
it is always negative, and of larger value ( more negative than the starting negative)
Can a subtraction expression with a positive integer and a negative integer have a difference of zero?
No, not counting zero,the difference is always positive since minus a minus is plus
What a negative minus a positive?
Positive
