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Describe why subtracting a negative turns the number into a positive. -(-3) = 3

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Answer:

i will try my best to explain this

Explanation:

-(-3) =3 because

how i do it is i move the negative sign to the subtraction sign and together it becomes a plus sign

so it is a positive

You can also look at the screenshots and see for yourself if i didn't explain it very well for you

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