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When you subtract a positive integer by a positive integer do you get a positive integer?
If the integer subtracted is smaller than or equal to the first integer, then the answer is positive. Otherwise, if the integer subtracted is larger, then the answer is negative.
When you subtract a negative integer from another integer is the difference greater than or less than the original?
To subtract a negative number is equivalent to adding a positive number. Two negatives multiplied make a positive.
What is the logical reasoning behind why subtracting a negative integer makes it positive?
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.
Is the difference of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
What is the product of greatest negative integer and smallest positive integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
