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| -2 - (-3) |
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User OSP
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Answer: 1

Explanation:

Simplify completely:

|-2 - (-3)|

Subtracting a negative turns into adding a positive:

|-2 + 3|

add:

|1|

Find the absolute value of 1.

1

Therefore, the answer is 1.

User Alias
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-2 - -(3)

-2 + 3

= 1

Two negatives side my side change into a positive. So, any time you have 2 negatives, automatically turn it into a positive (+).

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