Question

EASY QUESTION: 125.7 - -1.82 i know the answer because i looked it up but i keep getting something different when i do the math on paper am i writing this wrong or something???plzz help 20 POINTS

Answer 1

when you're subtracting a number by a negative number (eg 4 – (-2)), the sign becomes positive because two negatives make a positive. (eg 4 – (-2) becomes 4+2)

also when writing it, make sure to correctly line up the decimals on both numbers when using the column method

Answer 2

125.7–1.82=127.52

when adding taking away a negative it becomes positive