SOLUTION: ``subtract -17``

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Question 415783: ``subtract -17``
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
subtract -17 from what?

If you're subtracting -17 from say 2, then


2-(-17) = 2+17 = 19


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