How do you subtract 2 minus neg.1?

Question

Subtracting integers. How do you subtract 2 minus negative 1?

Answer 1

what you said is .. 2 - (-1)

as we have have two negatives together it becomes positive and it is re-written as
2+1 which is 3

Answer 2

2+1 = 3

Answer 3

2 - (-1)
= 2 + 1
= 3

Answer 4

Think of subtraction as adding the opposite of a number, a - b = a + (-b).
The opposite of -1 is 1, so, we have:
2 - (-1) = 2 + (1) = 3.

Answer 5

think of it as when your subtracting negative your cancelign them out and turn it to positive 2 - -1 = 2+1 so you get 3

Answer 6

Note that a - in front of a number that is already negative makes it positive.

Therefore 2 - (-1) is the same as 2+1.

So you get 3.

Answer 7

2 - (-1) =

2 + 1 =

3

Double negative = positive

Answer 8

You reverse the sign and add:

2 - (-1)

= 2 + 1

= 3

Answer 9

2-(-1)
2+(-1*-1)
2+(+1)
2+(1)
2+1
3
A negative and a negative make a positive, so
5-(-3)=5+3=8

Answer 10

2 minus neg. 1 is the same as:

2 - -1

two negatives become as plus, so:

2 - -1 is the same as

2 + 1

which is 3