Question

What is 18 less than -9

Answer 1

18 less than -9 is represented by the following number sentence:

`-9 - 18`

Anything that is one number 'less than' another number will result in the one number being subtracted from another number.

Solve the sentence:

`-9 - 18 = \boxed{-27}`

Answer 2

18 less than -9 is -27.

We can find this by seeing that the phrase "18 less than -9" means we must subtract 18 from -9.

This gives us -9 - 18 = -27.

I hope this helps!