Question

What is the value of the expression?
17 – (-8)

Answer 1

25

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply −1 by −8.

17 + 8

Add 17 and 8.25

17 – (-8) = 25

Answer 2

Answer: +25

Step-by-step explanation: Automatically, you can change the subtraction problem to an addition problem by adding the opposite.

So now that becomes 17 + (+8) which we can

rewrite as 17 + 8 which simplifies to +25.