how much is -43 diminished by -18?
2006-07-03 10:27:27 · 5 answers · asked by Dangus B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
diminished means decreased
.-43 diminished by -18 means take -18 from -43 or subtract -18 from -43 or in other words add 18 to -43 and the answer would be -25
2006-07-04 17:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard the term diminished used in reference to mathematics. I will hazard a guess though. Diminished means to lessen or reduce something, so that leads one to think that diminishing in terms of mathematics would mean the same thing. To reduce -43 by -18 would be -25. However if diminish means to combine the two numbers because they are both negative, then it would be -43 + (-18) = -61.
2006-07-03 17:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by rackinfratchin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-43 - (-18) = -25
or
It isn't diminished, -43 is increased or enlarged by -18.
To be diminished (made smaller), you'd have to add -18 to -43.
You've asked the question in a strange way that makes it difficult to answer.
2006-07-03 17:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
25
2006-07-03 17:32:39 · answer #4 · answered by HEY boo boo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just -43 -(-18)
2006-07-03 21:49:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋