the difference between -17 and -8

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Guest Jun 24, 2014

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Always think of "difference" as a big minus sign. Therefore the difference between -17 and -8 is

-17-(-8)=-17+8=-9

jboy314 Jun 24, 2014

jboy314 · Answer 1 · 2014-06-24T04:24:06

Always think of "difference" as a big minus sign. Therefore the difference between -17 and -8 is

-17-(-8)=-17+8=-9

Melody · Answer 2 · 2014-06-25T09:00:53

I would interprete this question a little differently. What do others think?

I think it is

|-17- -8|

=|-17+8|

=|-9|

=+9 or just 9