Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

yes it is

Step-by-step explanation:

because

+1-1=0 or

+2-1= -1

anything subtracted by a negative number is negative

Answer 2

Not always.. it depends on whether the positive number was greater than negative number.. if the number subtracted was less than positive number then the resultant can also turn out to be positive