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Is the answer to -8.8-3.4 positive or negative? I know. It is 12.2 but I don't know if it's -12.2 or +12.2

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It is negative.

When you subtract a negative a positive number from a negative number, the result is positive. The equation can be rewritten as -8.8-(+3.4).
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