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What is the result of subtracting 2 from its opposite?
-4
What is 16 minus negative 12?
28. Subtracting a negative number gives the same result as adding a positive.
What do you get when you subtract a positive from a positive?
Depends. If you are subtracting a bigger number from a smaller number, such as 3 - 5, you will get a negative result, -2. If you are subtracting a smaller number from a bigger number, such as 12 - 3 you will get a positive result, 9.
Result obtained when one number is subtracted from another number is called what?
Difference
What is negative 11 minus 4?
Negative 15 (-15). Subtracting a positive yields the same result as adding a negative.
Why is it that when subtracting an integer gives the same result as adding the opposite?
Because of the definition of addition and subtraction. When looking at a real number line: when you add you move to the left or up, when you add the opposite of a number you move in the opposite direction.
What is the opposite of sum in math?
Difference. A sum is the result of adding two numbers, and a difference is the result of subtracting two numbers.
How do you determine the number of significant figures when adding or subtracting measurements?
When adding or subtracting measurements, the number of significant figures in the result should match the measurement with the least number of decimal places.
What is the result of subtracting 2 from its opposite?
-4
How is Addition And Subtraction Are Related To Each Other?
They are both binary operations. The inverse of adding X to a number is the subtraction of X from the result and, conversely, subtracting Y from a number is the inverse of adding Y to the result.
What is 14 minus 6?
8
What is negative 15 minus 12?
-3. Subtracting a negative number yields the same result as adding a positive.
If a negative number is subtracted from a positive number will that result always be positive?
"No. For instance -19 - 17 = -36. Not -2 as it may seem.-5 - 34 = -39. Even though a quick glance would make it seem to be 29"That is wrong... you are subtracting a positive from a negative the question consists of subtracting a positive from a negative. 15 {a positive} - (-5) {a negative} = 20 you minus the negative sign on the -5 to make +5 but we write it just as 5.Anyways to answer the original question. Yes Subtracting a number is the same as adding it's opposite, therefore adding a positive to a positive will always result in a positive.
What is 16 minus negative 12?
28. Subtracting a negative number gives the same result as adding a positive.
What are the rules for significant figures when multiplying and adding numbers?
When multiplying or dividing numbers, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the factor with the fewest significant figures. When adding or subtracting numbers, the result should have the same number of decimal places as the number with the fewest decimal places.
What is the property of inveres of adddition?
The property of inverse of addition states that for any number a, the inverse of adding a to a number is subtracting a from that number. In other words, if you add a number and its additive inverse, the result is always zero.
What happens when you subtract a negative from a posotive?
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive; the result will be positive.
