Vitamins are classified as either fat soluble (vitamins A, D, E and K) or water soluble (vitamins B and C). This difference between the two groups is very important. It determines how each vitamin acts within the body.
Rule 3: Subtracting a negative number from a negative numberâwhen you see the subtraction (minus) sign followed by a negative sign, turn the two signs into a plus sign. Thus, instead of subtracting a negative, you are adding a positive.So, â -5 becomes +5, and continue normally with the addition.ou can also think about these problems as addition problemsâyou add the numbers together (5 + 3 = 8) and then, since both numbers have a minus sign in front of them, you would add a negative sign in front of your answer, like this: -8.
Full Definition of NEGATIVE. 1. 2. a: lacking positive qualities; especially: disagreeable. 3. 4. a: being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit (2) : being the electron-emitting electrode of an electron tube.