Question

Which is true when a negative number is subtracted from a positive number?

A. The difference is always zero.
B. The difference is always positive.
C. The difference is always negative,
D. The difference could be positive or negative

Answer 1

Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. So, subtracting a positive number is like adding a negative; you move to the left on the number line. Subtracting a negative number is like adding a positive; you move to the right on the number line.
So it’s d

Answer 2

D is the correct answer

Explanation:

it honestly depends on what the numbers are

for example, 12 -6, you would get 6.

but if the question is something like 4 -8, you'd have -4