Question

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-8-(-3)=?
7-(-8)=?

Answer 1

-8 - (-3) = -8 + 3 = -5

7 - (-8) = 7 + 8 = 15

The answer for the first one is -5 and the second one is 15.

Remember 2 negatives = a positive

2 positives = a positive

Answer 2

Explanation:

In integer subtraction, find the additive inverse of the second number and then add.

Here additive inverse of (-3) is 3.

-8 - (-3) = -8 + 3

= (-5)

If two numbers are opposite sign, subtract and the result will have the sign of the bigger number. Here the sign of bigger number (8) is negative.

7- (-8)

Here additive inverse of (-8) is 8

7 - (-8) = 7 + 8 = 15