SOLUTION: Can you please explain to me how to do the problem -4.601 - (-5.09)= I came up with -9.691. That wasn't right. Thanks

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Question 52957: Can you please explain to me how to do the problem -4.601 - (-5.09)= I came up with -9.691. That wasn't right. Thanks
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4.601-(-5.09) The-(- means + because a negative times a negative is a positive:
-4.601-1*-5.09
-4.601+5.09 When combining integers and the signs aren't the same subtract the two and keep the sign of the biggest. In this case, 5.09 is the biggest.
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