Yes, since adding a minus is the same as subtracting a plus; for example
5 - 3 = 2
5 - (+3) = 2
5 + (-3) = 2
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Yes, you can add the inverse additive. For example:* To subtract 3 is the same as to add -3.
* To subtract -5 is the same as to add 5.
Subtraction, like addition, results in a sum.
When you have a negative number after the subtraction sign it turns in to addition. For example +7 - (-7) = 14 and (-7) - 7 = (-14)
No. The sum is the answer to an addition problem. The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem.
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A multiplication problem's answer is called a product. For a addition or subtraction problem it is called a sum.