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What is a negative minus a negative

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Rainbow [258]2 years ago

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Answer:

It would be a negative or positive depending on the situation.

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A negative minus a negative would result in either a positive or negative. For example, -8 - (-9) would be 1 while -8 - (-7) would be -1. If the negative number your subtracting is greater than the number you're subtracting from then it will be positive, vice versa.

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