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Subtract by changing subtraction to addition.- 4-(-2)

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Answer:

Explanation:

When having two subtraction signs side-by-side, it automatically becomes an addition, so in this case it would look like:

-4 - (-2) is the same as

-4 + 2 = -2

You can also swap the values around for this particular question

2 - 4 = -2

Hope this helps!

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Given


-4-(-2)

Explanation

Find the result of the expression.


\begin{gathered} -4-(-2)=-4+2 \\ \end{gathered}
-4+2=-2

Answer

Hence the answer is -2.

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