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What is the difference of(-5)-6?

User Shizhen
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Answer:

-11


Solution:


You take -5 and subtract it from 6. If you count 6 from -5 it should get you to -11.
User Erik Finnman
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Answer:

-11

Explanation:

To solve this problem, let's think of a number line. Find where -5 is on the number line.

Now, when we subtract 6, we are moving 6 units to the left of -5:

-5 --> -6, -7, -8, -9, -10, -11

Thus, our answer is -11.

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