Question 52

What is the value of 5 - (-3)?

8Correct answer
2
-8
-2

Explanation

Subtracting a value is the same as adding its opposite, and the opposite of -3 is 3, so the line becomes five plus three and the total grows. A result of 2 reads the two signs as a single subtraction and takes three away when the rewrite calls for three to be added.

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Question 52: What is the value of 5 - (-3)? · Integers and Negative Numbers · Questena