Solve (-8)-(-13): Subtracting Negative Integer Practice

Question

$(-8)-(-13)=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Negative times negative is always positive, so let's multiply

00:07 And this is the solution to the question

Let's remember the rule:

$-(-x)=+x$

Now let's write the exercise in the appropriate form:

$-8+13=$

We'll use the substitution law and solve:

$13-8=5$

$5$