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 HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THIS????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14 - 32 I KNOW THAT THE ANSWER IS -18 BUT HOW DO YOU GET THERE???

 Jun 12, 2017
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hmmm. That is interesting. 14 - 32 = ?

I worked it out like this:

 14

-32

-22

 

4 - 2 = 2

and

10 - 30 = -20

 

So why is the answer -18 not -22? Should I subtract the 2 from the -20? Why would I do that?

 Jun 12, 2017
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14 - 32 = ?

I worked it out like this:

 14

-32

-22

 

4 - 2 = 2

and

10 - 30 = -20

 

Then you would have to work out -20 + 2.

And THAT is equal to 18.

 

So I finally figured it out.

 Jun 12, 2017
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It's not like that...

\(\boxed{a-b=-(b-a)}\)

That's because \(\boxed{-(-a)=a}\)

So 14 - 32 = -(32 - 14) 

You do the stuff in the bracket: = -18 :D

32 - 14 is elementary math :)

 Jun 13, 2017

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