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
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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.
If a negative is divided by a positive, the resulting quotient will be negative. If a negative is divided by another negative, the quotient would be positive.
Same as regular division with positive numbers. Its just that a negative number divided by another negative numbers equals a positive number.
When the signs of the numbers are the same, the answer is positive. When the signs are different, the answer is negative. -1 x -1 = 1