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masha68 [24]
3 years ago
13

Can someone please explain this in a way my dumb brain would understand? WHY does 2 - (-8) = 10? Shouldn't it be decreasing to -

6?
Mathematics
2 answers:
Veseljchak [2.6K]3 years ago
7 0
Hey! The most intuitive way I've been explained the idea of subtracting negative numbers is in terms of debts. <em>Subtracting</em> a debt from your bank account has the effect of <em>adding </em>money to it. Imagine you had $10 in your account, but you owed $8 in debt; your current balance would show $2 in your account. If you <em>took away that debt</em>, though, you'd be back up to $10. If we imagine your funds as positive numbers and your debts as negative numbers, we could express taking away that debt as:

2 - (-8) = 10

Hope that makes a little more sense!
nevsk [136]3 years ago
5 0

The reasoning is because you are subtracting 2. If you were to be adding 2, then it would be -6.

Since you are subtracting 2 it = 10.

Glad to help a Senior mod out.

Thanks, Plip.

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