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  • 25-08-2016
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How do you subtract to find the sum of a positive and negative integer

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  • 26-08-2016

positive integer subtraction 8-9= -1

negative integer subtraction -8-(-9) but before you can subtract you have to distribute the negative sign so now your problem looks like -8+9 because a negative times a negative equals a positive and now your answer is 1

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