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When you have a positive and a negative do you add or subtract
plz answer fast thank you

User Quiescent
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Both. try -20 + 15. -20,-19,-18,-17,-16,-15,-14,-13,-12,-11,-10,-9,-8,-7,-6,-5. The answer is -5. Now you try 10 - 15 by yourself.
User Abyversin
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(-)(-) = +

(-)(+) = -

that's the rule...hope that helps:D

User Muhammad Irfan
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