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What is positive 8 minus negative 3?
Well, darling, when you have a positive 8 and you subtract a negative 3, you're basically adding 3 to 8. So the answer is 11. Math doesn't have to be complicated, honey, just remember to keep those signs straight.
What does subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number mean?
Example; 8-(-2) = 10 is the same as.......8+2 =10When you subtract a negative number, the subtraction symbol (-) and negative symbol(-) come together and you are now adding because it is a now a positive number (+). This is the simplist way I can describe it.
What is positive 6 minus negative 2?
Minus a negative means you can plus a positive so therefore the answer would be positive 8.
What do you do when you subtract a negative number?
6 - (-2) when changing the first sign ( which is the mechanistic form here ) you need to change the second sign. The subtraction sign changes to positive and the negative sign also changes to positive. so... 6 - (-2) becomes 6 + 2 = 8
What is a positive minus a positive?
It depends. (a) a positive minus a smaller positive is positive, (b) a positive minus a positive of the same size is zero, and (c) a positive minus a bigger positive is negative. For example, (a) 8 - 6 = 2 (b) 8 - 8 = 0 (c) 8 - 11 = -3
