negative 24
If you say so!
I steal five dollars from you: minus $5. I steal five more dollars from you: minus $10. If those two minuses canceled, you would be minus zero. They don't cancel: you add up the numbers, but it's all minus.
yes
To solve the problem 5 - -6, think of it as 5 + 6. You can do this because two negative numbers equal as positive number, and similarly two negative signs equal a positive. Therefore 5 --6 is 11.
-2 minus -5.5 is 3.5
Negative five minus two = seven(-5-2=7) Negative plus negative two also = 7(-5--2=7) so the answer is same so the answer is YES.
negative three and two thirds
negative 24
- 20
2 * (-2) - (-5) = 1
Two (2) minus negative three (-3) is five (5). When you subtract a negative number it is the same as adding a positive number of the same absolute value.
Five minus seven is negative two. Here's a trick: switch the numbers around and then take your answer. Give it a minus sign.
Question 3C: Four minus seven equals negative two.
If you say so!
2-5=-3
I steal five dollars from you: minus $5. I steal five more dollars from you: minus $10. If those two minuses canceled, you would be minus zero. They don't cancel: you add up the numbers, but it's all minus.