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Zoie Rolfson
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∙ 13y agoYes - the idea of adding a negative number is equivalent to moving left on a number line - just as you do when you subtract a number.
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What is the value of a -b if a 24 and b -6?
30
How are adding and subtracting fractions similar?
Subtracting a fraction is the same as adding its negative.
What is the rules for algeraba for subtracting negatives?
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding the equivalent positive. For example, subtracting minus 10 is the same as adding 10.
What is -9 minus 6?
-15. The rule is 'subtracting a positive is the same as adding a negative'
What is the inverse operation of adding 6?
Subtracting 6.
What is the value of a -b if a 24 and b -6?
30
How are adding and subtracting fractions similar?
Subtracting a fraction is the same as adding its negative.
What is the rules for algeraba for subtracting negatives?
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding the equivalent positive. For example, subtracting minus 10 is the same as adding 10.
What is positive 6 minus negative 3 equal?
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the corresponding positive number:6 - (-3) = 6 + 3Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the corresponding positive number:6 - (-3) = 6 + 3Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the corresponding positive number:6 - (-3) = 6 + 3Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the corresponding positive number:6 - (-3) = 6 + 3
What is -9 minus 6?
-15. The rule is 'subtracting a positive is the same as adding a negative'
What is the reverse of adding 6?
subtracting six
What is the inverse operation of adding 6?
Subtracting 6.
What is positive1 plus negative 7?
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting, so 1-(-7)=-6
What is 47-6 plus 2x3?
It's still 47, since you are adding and subtracting the same amount.
How do you solve this problem 4 plus -6?
Since adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive, 4+(-6) 4-6 -2
How are addition and subtraction stories alike?
Addition and subtraction can be thought of as the same thing because subtracting a negative number is the same as adding it and adding a negative number is the same as subtracting it.
Subtract -6 - -5 equals?
-1
