Question

What is the largest value you can get by subtracting one of the integers -9, -8, -7, ..., 7, 8, 9 from another?

a. 18
b. 16
c. 14
d. 12

Answer 1

The largest value by subtracting one integer from another in the list from -9 to 9 is 18, obtained by subtracting -9 from 9.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the largest value you can obtain by subtracting one integer from another in the provided list of integers (-9 to 9), you should subtract the smallest integer from the largest one. Therefore, using -9 (the smallest integer) and 9 (the largest integer), the subtraction would be:

9 - (-9) = 9 + 9 = 18.

This is because subtracting a negative is the same as adding its positive equivalent. Thus, the largest value possible from the subtraction of two numbers in the given list is 18.