When you say, "What is the difference between 'a' and 'b'," is 'a' being subtracted by 'b' or is 'b' being subtracted by 'a'?

Mathematics

1 answer:

kompoz [17]1 year ago

5 0

Answer:

a-b

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference will usually be the first term subtracted by the second but it is the space/value between the numbers so technically you could just take the negative from b-a as -(b-a) and get the same value

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