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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.
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Negative integer is subtracted from a negative integer?
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
How is subtracting a negative integer related to its absolute value and addition?
Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value.
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.
The product of any two integers is a positive integer?
No, if a negative integer is multiplied by a positive integer, the product is negative. However, if both of the integers are either positive or negative, the product is positive.
When you are subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer Will the difference be positive or negative?
positive
What is similar to subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer?
adding a negative
When Subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer is similar to what?
adding a negative
Negative integer is subtracted from a negative integer?
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
What is the difference between subtracting a negative integer and adding a positive integer?
In the end, there is no difference because subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding a positive integer. 1-(-1)=2 1+1=2
How is adding integer and subtracting integer related?
They are different because they both heve negative and positive.
What is similar to subtracting two positive integers?
Subtracting two positive fractional numbers, or adding one positive and one negative integer.
What are the rules for adding and subtracting integers?
when you add two positive integers the answer is always positive when you add two negative integers the answer is positive when you add one negative and on positive integer, the answer is negative subtracting two negative numbers gets a negative answer subtracting two positive numbers- the answer depends subtracting a negative and positive number- the answer depends, the positive number would have to be bigger than the negative to achieve a negative number, and if the positive number is less, than the answer is still negative
What will be the difference when subtracting two integers with different signs?
Subtracting: Positive - Negative = Positive Negative - Positive = Negative No that is not the way it goes. It is positive+negetive=either counting on which integer is bigger negative+negative=positive positive+positive=positive positive x negetive=negative negative x postitve= negative negative/positive=negative positive/negative=negetive thanks The top is right though because subtracting a negative is like adding so you could never get a negative and subtracting from a positive from negative will always be a negative. The question was for integers with different signs so you don't need to do "positive + positive"
How is subtracting a negative integer related to its absolute value and addition?
Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value.
Is the product of a negative and positive integer a negative?
Yes. The product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a negative integer.
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer positive?
When the positive integer is greater than the negative integer.
