Charlie said that +103 – +98 equals +5. is charlie's answer reasonable? a. yes, because if you start with 103 pencils and you take away 98 pencils you will be left with 5 pencils. the answer should be +5. b. no, because 103 – 98 = 5. because you are subtracting integers, the answer will be –5. c. no, because any time you subtract a positive integer from a positive integer you will always get a positive integer. the answer should be +5.