When subtracting a negative number, you can think of it as adding the positive equivalent. In this case, 18 minus a negative 18 is the same as 18 plus 18, which equals 36. This is because subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart.
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Since minus a negative is the same as a plus, then 18 - (-18) is the same as 18+18 = 36
Negative 18 minus positive 12 is negative 30.
18-36=-18 * * * * * That is 18 minus 36. But the question was about negative 18 minus 36. The answer to the question is -18 - 36 = -54
-18 minus 9 is -27
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-17 - 18 = -35