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What is the difference?

−323−(−214)

User Runako
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Answer:

−323−(−214) = -109

Explanation:

In the expression -323-(-214), two negative numbers are subtracted.

So we can think of -(-214) as the opposite of -214, which is +214, to make it easier to understand. This is so because adding a negative sign before a number is the same as multiplying it by -1. Consequently, -(-214) is equal to +214.

We can now insert this value into the original phrase and rewrite it as -323+214 since we have changed -(-214) to +214.

Finally, we may subtract -323 from +214

This gives us:

-323 + 214 = -109

Therefore, the difference between -323 and -214 is -109.

This means that -214 is 109 less than -323.

User Neil Atkinson
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the answer to that is -109
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