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Ok, your equation is -6 - 3. We'll be treating the minus sign like a negative sign. Remember that when you subtract two negatives, it's like adding two positives, except that your answer will be negative. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Try to imagine the -6 on the number line. When you subtract something from a number that's below 0, you'll go further down the line. Negative numbers are different from positive numbers. Take this for example: 10 is greater than 9 on the positive side of the number line, but when we head to the negative side, -10 is LESS than -9. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-6-3=-9\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If it makes any easier, get rid of the negative signs...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2B3\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Just remember that your answer is still negative because you are subtracting from negative numbers.
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