SOLUTION: The problem is an Integer problem and the problem is 2 + -6= do I convert the second number to it's opposite

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Question 381952: The problem is an Integer problem and the problem is 2 + -6= do I convert the second number to it's opposite
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 + -6= do I convert the second number to it's opposite
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NO
because you are adding
2-6 =-4
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If it was 2-(-6)
then the second integer gets converted to opposite
2+6 = 8
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