Two minus negative one equals

Answer 1

Two minus negative one equals three. When subtracting a negative number, it is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart. Therefore, subtracting negative one from two is the same as adding one to two, resulting in three.

Answer 2

When you subtract a negative number, it is the same as adding its absolute value.

So 2 -(-1) is the same thing as 2+1.

Another way to remember this is that two negative signs in a row cancel each other out when adding or subtracting.