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How is subtracting a negative integer related to its absolute value and addition?
Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value.
Why does subtracting a number give the same result as adding its opposite?
adding its opposite?
Negative integer is subtracted from a negative integer?
Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
Explain how to solve a whole-number equation?
by adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying.
What is the opposite integer of 243?
The opposite of 243 is -243.
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