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The difference between a positive integer and a negative integer is ALWAYS positive.
Suppose X and Y are positive so that -Y is negative,
The the difference two numbers, A and B is A - B so the difference between X and (-Y) is X - (-Y) which equals X + Y. The sum of two positive numbers is always positive.
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When you are subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer Will the difference be positive or negative?
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.
Is the difference of a negative integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, because if the positive was 8, and the negative was -4, the difference would be positive four.
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer always negative?
No, because if the positive was 8, and the negative was -4, the difference would be positive four.
Is the difference of a negative integer and a negative integer is always negative?
no sometimes there positive i
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer is always positive?
Yes.
Is the difference of a negative integer and a positive integer is sometimes positive?
yes
Can a negative integer and a positive integer have a difference of zero?
No.
Is the difference between a negative integer and a positive integer always a negative integer?
sometimes
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer always positive?
The difference between any numbers is always 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
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.
