SOLUTION: what is the soultion of 4-(-4)

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Question 387606: what is the soultion of 4-(-4)
Answer by gwendolyn(128) About Me  (Show Source):
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4+-+%28-4%29
is the same as :
4+%2B+4
since subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the positive.
So, the answer is 8.