Question

You withdraw $42 from an account. Is 42 positive or negative?

Answer 1

it is negative because you are withdrawing

Answer 2

The $42 is now negative in the account, because If you start with, say, $100 dollars and take away $42, that's the same as $100-$42. Because you have a number instead of an expression, the subtraction symbol is expressed as a negative sign, hence -$42.

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