The difference of two negative integers is always negative.

Araceli Hopkins

Araceli Hopkins

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2022-11-26

The difference of two negative integers is always negative?

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Damion Ray

Damion Ray

Beginner2022-11-27Added 9 answers

It ia not true
The result will be a positive integer if we subtract a smaller negative integer from the larger one.
However, the result will be a negative integer if we subtract a larger negative integer from a smaller one.
Let's look at two instances:
Let -1 and -2 be two integers, then the difference between them will be
-1-(-2)
=-1+2
=1 [Positive integer]
But when we subtract -1 from -2, then
-2-(-1)
=-2+1
=-1 [Negative integer]
Thus, the difference of two negative numbers is not always negative.

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