document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604770>Question 604770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you subtract a big number from a little number, you end up with a negative answer. An example of this would be 60-100=-40. Does this ever happen in the real world? Give an example or explain why not. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381390 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381390\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A good example is when you buy something that costs more money than what you have in your pocket (or bank account). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Say you have $2 in your pocket and you buy a $5 item. You make a deal with the clerk that you'll pay him/her back the difference. This means that you'll owe 5-2 = 3 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this is an in the form of an IOU or debt, we represent it as a negative number. So this is why we actually write it as 2 - 5 = -3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The -3 refers to the fact that you owe 3 dollars. </SPAN>\n" );
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