Find each difference.?

Question

How do I go about understanding how to do this.


1) -24-(-5)
2) 19-(-4)
3) -33-11
4) 14- 46
5) -200-50-(-10)

Answer 1

Here are the rule, Change subtraction to addition and change the sign of the second number

if the sign of the two numbers are the same, add them and keep the sign
if the sign of the two numbers are different, subtract them and use the sign from the larger number

1) -24 + 5 = -19
2) 19 + 4 = 23
3) -33 + (-11) = -44
4) 14 + (-46) = -32
5) -200 + (-50) + 10 = -240