Solve 12-(-2): Understanding Double Negative Subtraction

Question

$12-(-2)=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Negative times negative always equals positive

00:07 Open parentheses

00:12 Progress towards the positive side on the axis is to the right

00:16 Let's take 12 jumps to the right

00:24 Let's take 2 jumps to the right

00:32 And this is the solution to the question

Let's remember the rule:

$-(-x)=+$

We'll write the exercise in the appropriate form:

$12+(2)=$

We'll locate the number 12 on the number line, from which we'll move 2 steps to the right (since 2 is greater than zero):

We can see that we've reached the number 14.

$14$