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

The answer may be positive or negative depending on the size of the numbers.

 

Examples

5 - -11 = 5 + 11 = 16

-11 - -3 = -11 + 3 = -8

 

Remember

-11 + 3

is the same as

 3 + -11

which is the same as

 3 - 11

which is -8

 

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