SOLUTION: 8-(-9)

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Question 988745: 8-(-9)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two negatives make a positive. Subtracting a negative is the same as adding the positive version of it

8-(-9) = 8 + 9 = 17