An expression involves subtracting two numbers from a positive number. Under what circumstances will the value of the expression be negative? Give an example.

so (positive integer)-x-y can be negative so to get a negative number as your result/answer, x+y must be greater than (positve integer) so for example
lets say (positive integer)=8 x+y must be greater than 8 to make the equation negative so example x=5 y=4 x+y=9 8-9=-1

Answered by apologiabiology | 2024-06-10

**Answer.so (positive integer)-x-y can be negative **
so to get a negative number as your result/answer, x+y must be greater than (positve integer) so for example


lets say (positive integer)=8
**x+y must be greater than 8 to make the equation negative so **
example
x=5
y=4
x+y=9
8-9=-1
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Answered by antoinetteclark | 2024-06-14

The value of the expression p − x − y will be negative if the sum of x and y is greater than p . For example, if p = 10 , choosing x = 7 and y = 5 results in the expression being negative. Specifically, 10 − ( 7 + 5 ) = − 2 .
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Answered by apologiabiology | 2025-06-16