8 - (-21) = 8 + 21 = 29
It is: 8 - -21 = 29
-8 - (-13) = - 8 + 13 = +5 ( minus a minus is a plus)
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.
-3 minus -11 is 8.
-29 - -8 = -21
8 - (-21) = 8 + 21 = 29
It is: 8 - -21 = 29
-8 - (-13) = - 8 + 13 = +5 ( minus a minus is a plus)
Negative 8 minus 12 is negative 20.
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.
-6 minus -14 is 8.
-3 minus -11 is 8.
-12 * * * * * Wrong! -4 minus -8 = -4 + 8 = +4
29
-8
-4 minus -12 is 8.