-9
-9 - 8 = -17
8-(+8)= 0
Positive: e.g., +8 - (-4) = +12
-17
Positive 8 minus 5, also written as (8 - 5) is equal to three.
17
17- -8 = 25
-8 - 17 = -25
Minus a negative means you can plus a positive so therefore the answer would be positive 8.
It depends. (a) a positive minus a smaller positive is positive, (b) a positive minus a positive of the same size is zero, and (c) a positive minus a bigger positive is negative. For example, (a) 8 - 6 = 2 (b) 8 - 8 = 0 (c) 8 - 11 = -3
-17
8 minus negative three or 8--3 equal positive 11. The double negative converts the minus sign into a plus sign and the negative into a positive.