Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value.
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Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
No - the absolute value of any integer is either the integer itself or its positive equivalent, if negative.
The absolute value of 3 is +3. No negative number can have a value greater than +3.
When subtracting negative integers, one can relate it to the overall attitude of a room. If a room contains a number of people of positive and negative attitude you can get rid of people (or subtract people) with negative attitudes to make the overall attitude of the room more positive. If you subtract a negative integer it makes it positive.
positive 6 and negative 6. - 6 + 6