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Answer This Problem,Please! :D

Type the integer that makes the following subtraction sentence true:

*blank*– 5 = -6

User FrankM
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You're solving for x.

x - 5 = -6

x - 5 + 5 = -6 + 5

x = -1

-1 - 5 = -6
User Nruth
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-1 is the answer because if you go back on a number line you will get -6.
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