Question

Marissa subtracting a negative number from a positive number her result was negative is that reasonable explain

Answer 1

This answer is very late but for anyone else who needs it the sample response is: No, that does not make sense. When you subtract, you add the opposite. That means you’re adding two positive numbers. When you add two positive numbers, the result is positive.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

No, the calculation is not correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that,

Marissa is subtracting a negative number from a positive number, resulting in a negative number.

For e.g. Let us consider the calculation, 4 - ( -3 )

Now, 4 - ( -3 ) = 4 + 3 = 7.

So, we see that the resulting number is a positive number.

That is, the minus operation with the negative sign will become addition operation.

Hence, the fact that Marissa is obtaining a negative number after subtracting a positive number by a negative number is not reasonable.