Negative minus a negative

Answer 1

Positive minus a negative = positive plus a positive two negatives make a positive 3- (-1) = 3 + 1 = 4 5- (-7) = 12

Answer 2

Can be either a positive or a negative: - 5 --10 = -5+10 = 10-5 = 5. - 10 --5 = -10 + 5 = 5 - 10 = -5.

Answer 3

Is a bigger positive.

If x and y are positive (so that -y is negative), then

x - (-y) = x + y

Answer 4

Negative

Answer 5

A positive.