Subtracting Negative Numbers

Front

What is subtracting a negative number equivalent to?

Back

Adding the positive equivalent of that number.

Front

5 - (-20) = ?

Back

25

Front

5 - (-6) = ?

Back

11

Front

If x + 150 = 0, what is the value of x?

Back

-150

Front

To make -15 equal to zero, you must add what?

Back

15

Front

160 - (-40) = ?

Back

200

Front

What is the result of subtracting a negative number from a positive number?

Back

The result is greater than the original positive number.

Front

What happens when you subtract a negative number from zero?

Back

The result is a positive number.

Front

What is the rule for subtracting negative numbers?

Back

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive.

Front

If you have -x and you subtract -y, what is the result?

Back

The result is -x + y.