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There are two different ways. You subtract a whole number from it:

Example: (-1) - 4 = (-5).

Or, you can add another negative number:

Example: (-1) + (-4) = (-5) No, actually add the absolute value. For example 4 -(-1) = 4 + 1 = 5

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