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When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
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Answered 2012-12-31 20:18:56
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
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What negative number and positive number subtracted equal positive 7?
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Would a negative subtracted by a positive equal a negative?
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What is the result of a negative number being subtracted from a positive number?
The same as adding the corresponding positive number. For example, 4 - (-3) = 4 + 3 = 7. The result will always be positive.
Does a negative number subtracted by a positive numbers equal a positive or a negative?
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