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(-8) + 5 = -3

Example 4
rom zero count 7 steps to the left and again another 6 steps to the left. The final stop is at
negative 13.

-15 -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

Therefore (-7) +(-6) = -13.


3.5 Subtraction of Integers
Subtraction is the opposite of addition.
Example 1
From the point zero, move 10 steps to the right and then 4 steps to the left. The final stop is at
positive 6.

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Therefore 10 – 4 = 6.
Example 2
From the point zero, move 5 steps to the right and 8 step to the left. The final stop is at negative
3.

-11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Therefore 5 – 8 = – 3 .
Note:
In subtraction, if the negative number is greater than the positive number the normal
addition should be done but the answer will taken a negative sign. i.e take the small number
away from the big number, but the answer will have a negative sign since the bigger number has
a negative sign.

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