SOLUTION: Is (-10) - 7 = -17 If this is the correct answer, explain. Thank you.

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Question 179087: Is (-10) - 7 = -17 If this is the correct answer, explain. Thank you.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
On a number line, 10 to the left from zero followed by 7 to the
left takes you to 17 to the left, or -17.
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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.

The other way to look at it is that you NEVER subtract, you always add the negative, thus:

(-10) - 7 is the same as (-10) + (-7) and it should be fairly clear that the sum of these two is -17.

Hope that helps.