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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?
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What is negative 11 minus 4?
Negative 15 (-15). Subtracting a positive yields the same result as adding a negative.
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