Just to make sure, what do you get when you subtract a negative from a positive? Please explain.

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when you subtract a negative from a positive, you get a positive.
An example is 5-(-5) and it gives you a positive 10.

Educoutinho answered Mar 15, 2017

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it depends on how big the positive is really but usually you get a negative

Jcayzac answered Mar 19, 2017

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