SOLUTION: Subtract the following -6-(-4) Would this be -10?

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Question 132822: Subtract the following
-6-(-4)
Would this be -10?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, nycsharkman:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by nycsharkman(136) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract the following
-6-(-4)
Would this be -10?
No, it would not.
Why?
Did you know that there is an invisible -1 in front of the parentheses?
Knowing this fact, we can do the following calculation:
-6 -1 times -4
-6 + 4 = -2
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