Question

Solve x - (-9) = -14.

-23

23

-5

5

Answer 1

Two negatives equals a positive.

x + 9 = -14

Subtract 9 to both sides, what do you get? @elik1329

Answer 2

5

Answer 3

Check again

Answer 4

its supposed to be 23

Answer 5

yep

Answer 6

@iGreen isn't that when you multiply?!?!?!?

Answer 7

(-)(-)=(+)???

Answer 8

That's wrong..

Answer 9

@elik1329

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Plus, it's incorrect.

Answer 12

@Chiko_1278 What do you mean?

Answer 13

ok you are telling @elik1329 to subtract right????..............and you are saying that two negatives will give you a positive..............thats right but heres my point .............you only get a positive when you multiply....not subtract.....please correct me if im wrong.

Answer 14

The two negative become a positive, giving us:

x + 9 = -14

Now we subtract 9 to both sides, because 9 is being added and we have to do the opposite..

Answer 15

sorry @iGreen , thats my mistake

Answer 16

yeah..........you are right on that but...from what i have learned you only get a positive if you multiply or divide two negatives...............

Answer 17

No..it's the same with adding..

Go ahead and but in 2 - (-2) into Google..it will give you 4..the same as 2 + 2.

Answer 18

same with adding/subtracting

Answer 19

no is not the same because you are not subtracting two negative answers.