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What is the solution to −6 − (−2)?
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What is the solution to −6 − (−2)?

User Pearline
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The answer to that is -4. Start at -6 on a number line, then count -2 left. - is left, so just count left. Your answer will be -4. It's also basically 6-2, then add a negative sign.
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- 6 - (-2)

- (-2) = 2
* two negatives = one positive

-6 + 2 = -4

-4 is your answer

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