2-5=-3
8 + -2 = 6 SIX. It is as if you are saying 8 minus two which equals 6. A negative is a minus.
4.
negative three and two thirds
Two minus negative one equals three. When subtracting a negative number, it is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart. Therefore, subtracting negative one from two is the same as adding one to two, resulting in three.
negative 3
9 - -2 = 11
negative two thirds
21
Four minus two and three-eighths equals one and five-eighths.
Two (2) minus negative three (-3) is five (5). When you subtract a negative number it is the same as adding a positive number of the same absolute value.
The problem 20 minus negative 24 equals 44 because two negatives become a positive.