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2 years ago

What to do when a negative number is subtracted from a positive number?

1 answer:

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When 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're adding a positive, so you have a simple addition problem.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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