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Write the subtraction as an addition: (-27)-(-27)

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Remember two negatives gives you a positive. So:

-27 - (-27) = -27 + 27

Hope this helps you!

User Tazwar Utshas
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Remember that when you subtract a negative number, you are really just adding the number. This is represented as:


a - (- b) = a + b


Thus, we can simplify


(-27) - (-27),

as


-27 + 27


Our answer is -27 + 27.

User Ethan Harris
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