Yes, it is possible. It is possible to subtract something twice from a number and for the number not to become smaller.
It is only possible if that "something twice" is negative or zero.
Given that:
Something's twice is subtracted from a number.
To find:
Is the resultant number smaller than the original number.
Findings:
Let that "something twice" be [tex]2 \times x[/tex]
Let the number in consideration be N
Then the condition can be represented mathematically as:
[tex]N - 2x \geq N[/tex] (since we have not to make the result smaller than original number)
Thus,
[tex]N - 2x \geq N\\N - N \geq 2x\\0 \geq 2x\\0 \geq x\\or\\x \leq 0[/tex]
Thus, that "something" whose twice you were subtracting needs to be negative or zero in order for result not to become smaller than the original number.
So yes, it is possible, but only if you're subtracting negative values, or Zero.
Learn more about negative numbers here:
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