Say there are two integers that are both negative, and you subtract them. would the answer be positive, or remain negative?

Can someone me with these two circle theorem questions asap?

Apasta salad was chilled in the refrigerator at 35° f overnight for 9 hours. the temperature of the pasta dish dropped from 86° f to 38° f. what was the average rate of cooling per hour?

Isabelle is mixing red and blue paint to make purple paint she adds 3/10 of a fluid ounce of red to 12/25 of a fluid ounce of blue to make 1 1/30 fluid ounces of purple how many fluid ounces of red paint ounces of red paint will she need to make 3 fluid ounces of purple paint