Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value.
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
No - the absolute value of any integer is either the integer itself or its positive equivalent, if negative.
The absolute value of 3 is +3. No negative number can have a value greater than +3.
When subtracting negative integers, one can relate it to the overall attitude of a room. If a room contains a number of people of positive and negative attitude you can get rid of people (or subtract people) with negative attitudes to make the overall attitude of the room more positive. If you subtract a negative integer it makes it positive.
positive 6 and negative 6. - 6 + 6
Subtracting integers involves changing the subtraction operation to addition by using the additive inverse. For example, subtracting a positive integer is the same as adding its negative counterpart. Additionally, when subtracting two integers with different signs, the result is determined by finding the difference of their absolute values and applying the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value. Lastly, subtracting a negative integer effectively increases the value, as it is equivalent to adding a positive integer.
When the absolute value of the positive integer is smaller than the absolute value of the negative one.
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When subtracting positive and negative integers, the key rule is to convert the subtraction into addition. Specifically, subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its positive counterpart (e.g., ( a - (-b) ) is the same as ( a + b )). Conversely, subtracting a positive integer means you move to the left on the number line (e.g., ( a - b )). Always remember that subtracting a positive results in a decrease, while subtracting a negative results in an increase.
When the positive integer is greater than the negative integer.
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive. 9 - 9 = 0 9 + (-9) = 0
When the absolute value of the positive integer is the same as the absolute value of the negative one.
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
The absolute value of an integer is the integer with a positive sign.
When they are added together and the absolute value of the positive integer is bigger than the absolute value of the negative integer or when the negative integer is subtracted from the positive integer.