I am having trouble seeing why -2 - (-3) = +1
can somebody please help me understand why?
I am thinking minus and the numbers should go to the left but instead it brings it up to the right
so -2 - (+3) = -5
why I am confused now
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January 11, 2008 8:46pm
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I am having trouble seeing why -2 - (-3) = +1
can somebody please help me understand why?
I am thinking minus and the numbers should go to the left but instead it brings it up to the right
so -2 - (+3) = -5
why I am confused now
#2 / Jan 11, 2008 8:54pm
a double negative becomes a positive.. so when you see a - - together, that becomes a plus.
-2 + 3 = 1
#3 / Jan 11, 2008 9:02pm
It’s really quite logical. Think of it as removing a negative value, that will make the total increase.