It is -12.
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You ignore the negative sign before it, if it has one.
7 - (-5) = 7 + 5 = 12 Taking away a negative number is defined as adding its absolute value.
If a plus sign is missing before the 12, any value greater than or equal to 12.If a negative sign is missing before the 12, any value greater than or equal to -12.
If the absolute value of the negative is bigger than that of the positive, then the answer is negative. If the absolute value of the negative is the same, then zero. If the absolute value of the negative is smaller, then positive. Absolute value is the value ignoring the sign.