When subtracting a negative number, it is the same as adding its positive counterpart. Therefore, 5 minus negative 1 is equivalent to 5 + 1, which equals 6. The double negative cancels out, resulting in a positive number.
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Oh, dude, okay, so when you subtract a negative number, it's like you're adding its positive counterpart. So, 5 minus negative 1 is the same as 5 plus 1, which equals 6. It's like math's way of playing mind games with us, man.
5 -(-1) is the same as adding 1. The two nagatives cancel each other out so 6
if you are subtracting a negative it is really adding a positive so the answer would be 6
(-5)-(-3)-(-1)-1-3-5 (-2)-(-1)-1-3-5(-1)-1-3-5 (-2)-3-5 (-5)-5 (-10)
negative 11
The answer is -7. minus three plus one is minus two, adding a negative is the same as subtraction and so plus negative five means minus 5 so the sum is -2-5=-7 The Sum= -3+1-5 -2-5 -7
-4 - (-1) = -3
-1 (Negative 1).