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- 4 - (-10) Find the difference.

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Answer: 6

Reason:

-4 - (-10) = -4 + 10 = 6

The two negatives cancel to form a positive.

Here's how to visualize what's going on: Draw a number line. Plot a marker at -4. Then move 10 units to the right and you should arrive at 6. This visually indicates -4+10 = 6

Another way to visualize: Imagine you are on basement level 4 of a tall building. If you move up 10 floors, then you'll arrive at the 6th floor. We treat the ground floor as floor 0. It might help to draw a vertical number line.

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