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Answer:

-1-(-6) = 5

8-(-5) = 13

Explanation:

So for the first one -1-(-6), when you have two negatives next to each other then it turns into a plus. So when it turns into a plus we will have -1+6 now although there is a plus sign we are not gonna add because our two numbers have different signs so we are gonna subtract and take the sign of our bigger number and here our bigger number is 6 so our answer will be positive and 6-1=5. So the answer is 5.

Now for the second one 8-(-5), the same thing when you have two negatives next to each other then it turns into a plus. So, when it turns into a plus we will have 8+5. And here they both have the same signs so we are gonna add and 8+5=13. So the answer is 13.

**When I say signs I mean it is either positive or negative, also a positive number if it is at the beginning of the equation then it most likely will not have the plus sign before it.**

I HOPE THIS HELPED!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

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