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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.
Negative 6 minus 1 is equal to negative 7. When subtracting a positive number from a negative number, you essentially add the additive inverse of the positive number to the negative number. In this case, the additive inverse of 1 is -1, so -6 + (-1) = -7.
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It is 6 as a whole number
When you subtract 6 from 5, you are left with a negative number. The result of 5 minus 6 is -1. In mathematical terms, this operation can be written as 5 - 6 = -1.