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How do u do a negative minus a negative, such as -5 - -14

Guest Oct 17, 2013

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Best AnswerSubtracting a negative number is like adding it's opposite.
So for -5 minus -14, it would be
-5 plus 14
so that would be
14-5
=9

kitty<3 Oct 18, 2013

kitty<3 · Answer 1 · 2013-10-18T04:15:46

Subtracting a negative number is like adding it's opposite.
So for -5 minus -14, it would be
-5 plus 14
so that would be
14-5
=9