Question

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

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step

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.

Answer 2

No.

Explanation:

If Marissa subtracts a negative number, it would be like - -x, which is x. So, her result would be positive.

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