Question

without actually subtracting, how can you tell whether the result of subtracting two numbers will be negative?

Answer 1

Answer:

if a<b

Step-by-step explanation:

a-b<0 if a<b

Answer 2

Answer:

if we subtract two negative numbers the result is negative .

for instance,   -3-4 = -7

and  if we subtract a positive number from a negative number the answer is positive and vice versa the answer will be negative if the negative number is greater than the positive number.

for instance,   -6 + 2 = -4

but if the negative number is greater than,   +6 - 2 = 4