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when u do a problem like this- 9+(-8) -does the -8 change to a positive 8 and does it become subtraction bc of the double negative rule?
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when u do a problem like this- 9+(-8) -does the -8 change to a positive 8 and does it become subtraction bc of the double negative rule?

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changes to a positive

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Correct, we were taught to change to sign to the opposite sign ex: 3+-1 would be 3-+1
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