2 - 3 = -1
Oops.
If by difference, you mean the larger minus the smaller, the conclusion is true.
Technically, though, the difference is
minuend
- subtrahend
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difference
So it matters which is which.
7 - 3 = 4, 8 - 5 = 3, 9 - 8 = 1
Conclusion: the difference of two positive numbers is always positive.
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State a conclusion that seems reasonable.
You eat a new kind of fruit and suffer from hives for the first time in your life. A week later, you try the fruit and the hives recur. A month later, you have a similar experience.
Conclusion:
You eat a new kind of fruit and suffer from hives for the first time in your life. A week later, you try the fruit and the hives recur. A month later, you have a similar experience.
Conclusion:
my first guess is you are allergic to that fruit.
Counterexample: Any difference between a smaller number and a larger one will produce a negative number. e.g. 3-7=-4