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(-2) - (+6) = -2 -6 = -8
The difference is one number subtracted from another number.
If you relate this question to the number line, it is easier to understand.
-l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l
-6...-5....-4....-3...-2....-1.....0...+1...+2...+3...+4...+5...+6
The "distance" between -2 and +6 is 8. But, the direction on the number line in which you are moving does change things. When we subtract +6 from -2, the answer is further to the left on the number line.
Plus +6 moves the answer to the right. Plus -6 moves the answer to the left. Similarly, minus +6 moves the answer to the left and minus -6 moves the answer to the right.
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