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Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite.

Use this understanding to complete each of the equations below.

Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Use this understanding to-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:


-13-23=-13+(-23) (add -23 instead of subtracting +23)


=-36


-13-(-23)=-13+(23) (add +23 instead of subtracting -23)


=10

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