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To subtract a negative number is equivalent to adding a positive number. Two negatives multiplied make a positive.

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When you subtract a positive integer from another integer is the difference greater than or less than the original integer?

less than


How do you subtract a negative fraction from a negative fraction?

In the same way that you would answer a fraction subtract another fraction. The result could be either positive or negative, just as is the case with negative whole numbers.


How do you subtract a negative fraction from another negative fraction?

i think you just add it and put the negative sign in front of it


When two whole numbers are subtracted does it affect the difference?

When you subtract one number from another, the result is called the difference. What does your question mean? If by "when two whole numbers are subtracted" you mean that you subtract one whole number from the minuend, and then you subtract another whole number from the difference, then the answer you get is another difference. In effect, you have one minuend and two subtrahends.


What if i subtract one number from another i obtain?

The difference is then obtained


What is the math definition for difference?

The number you get when you subtract a number from another number.


What is another way to say subtract?

minus, take away


When you subtract a negative number from another negative number do you get a positive or a negative number?

always a negative number. just think about going backwards on a number line.


When you subtract two fractions the answer is called the?

The answer when subtracting one number from another is called a difference. When subtracting one fraction from another, it is still called a difference.


How do you determine a difference when subtracting two integers that have the same signs?

(-10) - (-5) = (-5) when subtracting a negative number from another negative number if the first number is larger that the second number then you just subtract the to numbers. don't worry about the signs just subtract the numbers when your done put the sign of the first number on again.


What is the answer when you subtract?

When one number is subtracted from another number, the result is known as the difference.


What do you have when you subtract one number from another number?

The resulting number is called the difference.