Question

Marissa subtracted a negative number from a positive number. Her result was negative. Is that reasonable? Explain.

Answer 1

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.

Explanation:

Answer 2

No. If you subtract a negative from a positive number its equivalent to adding the inverse of that negative number. If you add a negative to a positive number It is equivalent to subtracting from that positive number.