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When a positive integer is subtracted from a positive integer the difference is a positive intteger?
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∙ 8y ago
Only if the first positive integer is greater. 4 - 9 = -5
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∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoThat depends on the integers. For example:4 - 2 is positive.
2 - 4 is negative.
3 - 3 is zero.
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Is positive integer subtracted from negative integer a negative integer?
Yes.
When does a positive integer and a negative integer equal a positive integer?
When they are added together and the absolute value of the positive integer is bigger than the absolute value of the negative integer or when the negative integer is subtracted from the positive integer.
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.
When you subtract a positive integer by a positive integer do you get a positive integer?
If the integer subtracted is smaller than or equal to the first integer, then the answer is positive. Otherwise, if the integer subtracted is larger, then the answer is negative.
Is positive integer subtracted from negative integer a negative integer?
Yes.
When does a positive integer and a negative integer equal a positive integer?
When they are added together and the absolute value of the positive integer is bigger than the absolute value of the negative integer or when the negative integer is subtracted from the positive integer.
What integer divided by positive 5 equals the difference when positive 2 is subtracted from negative 4?
x/5=-4-2 x=(-6)*5 x=-30 the integer is -30
If a negative integer is subtracted from a positive integer can the answer be 0?
No, any negative number subtracted from a positive is like addition. For example 1 - (-1) is the same as 1 + 1, so by adding two positive numbers you can't get zero.
Negative integer is subtracted from a negative integer?
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
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 a negative integer always positive?
The difference between any numbers is always positive.
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 of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
