Solve -14-(-7): Understanding Double Negative Subtraction

Question

$-14-(-7)=$

00:00 Solve

00:04 Negative times negative is always positive

00:08 Open parentheses

00:11 Find the point (-14) on the axis

00:15 The number is directed, positive

00:18 Movement towards the positive side of the axis is to the right

00:23 Let's take 7 jumps to the right

00:33 And this is the solution to the question

Let's remember the rule:

$-(-x)=+$

We'll write the exercise in the appropriate form:

$-14+(7)=$

We'll locate the number negative 14 on the number line, from there we'll move 7 steps to the right (since 7 is greater than zero):

We can see that we've reached the number negative 7.

$-7$