It depends on the values of the negatives. if the second number has larger magnitude the answer is positive if not it remains negative.
i.e. -3 - (-4) = -3 + 4
= 1
but -3 - (-2) = -3 + 2
= -1
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Negative times positive equals negative.
-3
Negative 5.
-10-(-60)=50 A negative and a negative equals a positive. Therefore, negative ten minus negative sixty is the same as negative ten PLUS sixty. Sixty minus ten equals fifty.
(-3)-(4)=(-3)+4=1 Minus times minus equals plus. The reason for this we need not discuss.