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Question 664463: how is the easiest way to solve a problem like this 5-(-8)
Answer by killer6678(69) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two negatives or two positives equals a positive.
two opposite signs such as a positive and a negative is a negative.
to make this look easier=
positive+positive=positive
5+5=10
subtraction sign with a negative turns that in to an addition equation.
5+8=13
13
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