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What is -18 minus -12?

Updated: 9/24/2023
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10y ago

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-6

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10y ago

Minus means the addition of the opposite.

-18-(-12) is the same as -18+12=-6.

If you had 18 negatives and 12 positives all but 6 of the pairs would cancel out. That leaves 6 negatives.

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12y ago

18 - 12 = 6

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