Question

Murphy and Naryam do their homework together. When they get to 9 - (-8) they get different answers. Murphy claims that the answer is 17 and Naryam claims the answer is -1. Who do you think is correct?

Answer 1

Answer:Murphy is right

Step-by-step explanation: When there are two negitives right next to each other the cancel out so it turns into a positive make the question 9+8 making the answer 17.