Subtracting Integers: Subtracting a Negative from a Negative | Math with Mr. J

What is the first step when solving -12 - (-7) using the "Add the Opposite" rule?

• -12 + (-7)

• -12 - 7

• -12 + 7

• 12 - 7

In the money analogy, subtracting a negative is like:

• Gaining a debt.

• Losing money.

• Getting money back from a debt.

• Paying an expense.

When you subtract a negative number, what happens to the original value?

• It decreases.

• It stays the same.

• It increases.

• It becomes zero.

What is the result of -23 - (-10)?

• -33

• -13

• 13

• 33