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The result can be either positive or negative, depending on
the sizes of those original two negative numbers.
(-8) minus (-10) = positive 2
(-8) minus (-5) = negative 3
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Does a negative number subtract a positive number equal a negative number?
Yes.
Does a negative number minus a positive equal a negative?
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
What two numbers can you multiply to get 36 but subtract to equal 24?
12
Why is an odd number minus an odd number equal a even number?
The negative number (-x) is first entered, then the rest. -x -(-y) When you subtract a negative, the minus and the negative cancel out, meaning you add.
What will you do subtract in six to make it nine?
Subtract negative 3.
What does negative 7 subtract negative 2 equal?
5
Does a negative number subtract a positive number equal a negative number?
Yes.
Subtract Integer- what does positive 4 subtract positive 7 equal?
-3
Does a negative number minus a positive equal a negative?
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
Does a negative minus a number equal a positive?
That is correct. If you subtract a positive number from a negative number, your result is negative.
What two numbers can you multiply to get 36 but subtract to equal 24?
12
What is negative subtract a plus?
A negative.
What is the answer if you subtract positive twentyseven from negative sixtynine?
If you subtract positive twenty-seven from negative sixty-nine, you would get negative forty-two. You simply subtract the 27 from the 69 but leave the negative sign.
Why do 2 negatives equal a positive?
On the number line if you subtract a positive you move left. If you add a positive you move right. If add a negative you move left. If you subtract a negative you move right. That is just how I learned it. I don't know a wordy explanation.
Why is an odd number minus an odd number equal a even number?
The negative number (-x) is first entered, then the rest. -x -(-y) When you subtract a negative, the minus and the negative cancel out, meaning you add.
Do 2 positive numbers make a positive answer?
Often, but not always. It depends upon what you do with them. If the numbers are not equal, and you subtract the larger from the smaller, the answer will be negative.
'When does six plus five equal nine'?
When you add negative 2 to it, or subtract 2 from it. (Among nearly infinitely other possibilities)
