what is 5 minus negative 8

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Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the correlating positive number.

So 5 - (-8) is the same as 5 + 8.

I would be happy to assist you further if you need more help, but I believe you can take it from there:)

kitty<3 Nov 4, 2014

kitty<3 · Answer 1 · 2014-11-04T06:33:07

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the correlating positive number.

So 5 - (-8) is the same as 5 + 8.

I would be happy to assist you further if you need more help, but I believe you can take it from there:)