document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179087>Question 179087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is (-10) - 7 = -17 If this is the correct answer, explain. Thank you.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134038 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134038\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Stand on the number line at the position of the first number, namely -10.  Now you move 7 numbers, but you must go to the left because it is -7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other way to look at it is that you NEVER subtract, you always add the negative, thus:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-10) - 7 is the same as (-10) + (-7) and it should be fairly clear that the sum of these two is -17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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