Question

Fill in the blanks with $>,<$or $=$sign:

$(-25)-(-42)$ and $(-42)-(-25)$

Answer 1

Calculation:

$(-25)-(-42)=-25+42=17$

$(-42)-(-25)=-42+25=-17$

So, by observing the above calculation, we can say that,

$(-25)-(-42)$ $\mathbf{>}$ $(-42)-(-25)$