Question
Is 873,954 − –31,945 positive or negative?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine whether \( 873,954 - (-31,945) \) is positive or negative, we first simplify the expression.
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart. Thus:
\[
873,954 - (-31,945) = 873,954 + 31,945
\]
Now, we can add \( 873,954 \) and \( 31,945 \):
\[
873,954 + 31,945 = 905,899
\]
Since \( 905,899 \) is a positive number, the result of the original expression \( 873,954 - (-31,945) \) is positive.
Therefore, the answer is **positive**.
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart. Thus:
\[
873,954 - (-31,945) = 873,954 + 31,945
\]
Now, we can add \( 873,954 \) and \( 31,945 \):
\[
873,954 + 31,945 = 905,899
\]
Since \( 905,899 \) is a positive number, the result of the original expression \( 873,954 - (-31,945) \) is positive.
Therefore, the answer is **positive**.