because a negative+positive=negative!
+++++ (5 positive)
- - - - - - - - (8 negative)
THREE NEGATIVES LEFT!!
B) -4+10=6
- - - - (4 negatives)
++++++++++ (10 positives)
4 positives get canceled out by the 4 negatives and there is 6 positives left over.
C) 4-9=-5
4+5=9 and it is flipped.
D) -8-(-9)=17
8+9=17
negative minus a negative equals a positive!
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