-4 minus -12 is 8.
-12 * * * * * Wrong! -4 minus -8 = -4 + 8 = +4
-4 - 8 = -12
-12 - 4 = -16
Negative 18 minus positive 12 is negative 30.
-4 minus -12 is 8.
-12 * * * * * Wrong! -4 minus -8 = -4 + 8 = +4
-4 - 8 = -12
-12 - 4 = -16
It is not 4 it is 12.
4
(-4)2 - 4 = 12
Negative 18 minus positive 12 is negative 30.
-12 minus -6 is -6
13 + -12 - 5 = -4 13 + -12 = 1 - 5 = -4
Negative 8 minus 12 is negative 20.
9 - -3 = 9 + 3 = 12 12 - 8 = 4 9 - -3 - 8 = 4