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When you subtract two positive integers, is the result always a positive integer?

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Answer: is not always positive

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Answer: ⁕ The result is not always positive. ⁕

Why: ♪ If you were to subtract two positive integers, 4 and 5, what would you get? You would get -1. Is -1 a positive integer? No. ♪

Examples:

• 2-3 = -1 •

• 5-7 = -2 •

• 8-11 = -3 •

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