Question

Which expression is equivanlent to -18 - 5

Answer 1

-18 + -5

Explanation:

Because -18 - 5 is an inverse equation, that means that we are doing one equation that looks like something it usually doesn't. When subtracting a negative and a positive in that order, the result will be the sign of the greater value(-18), so the result will be negative. Subtracting a big number that's a negative by a smaller number that's a positive is the same as adding the same numbers together as if they are both negatives. E.g, -4 - 2 = -4 + -2.

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