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PLEASE HELP!

Dean owes $14 on his credit card. He subtract five dollars from his credit card debt by making a payment. Dean
writes this subtraction equation to represent what he owes now. how much money does Dean owe now?
-14 - (-5)=?

answer options:
Dean owes $19
Dean owes $9
Dean has a positive $9
Dean has a positive $19

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dean now owes $9 because -14 - (-5) is the same as -14+5, or 5 - 14
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