well, your danger sign is that you got a negative answer. If a > b, a-b > 0.
In fact, you read the question backwards.
How much bigger than 4 is 10?
10-4, not 4-10.
How much greater than -10.4 is -6.52?
-10.4 - -6.52 = -3.88 is this correct?
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Steve, this is a word problem. Not a greater than or less than problem. So can you please recheck, thanks.