Solve -3-(-4): Using Number Line to Subtract Negative Numbers

Let's remember the rule:

$-(-x)=+$

We'll write the exercise in the appropriate form:

$-3+(4)=$

We'll locate the number negative 3 on the number line, from which we'll move 4 steps to the right (since 4 is greater than zero):

We can see that we've reached the number 1.