What is negative 4 minus negative 2?

-4 - (-2) = -4 + 2 = 2 - 4 = -2

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

The value of the verbal expression is -2.
Given that a verbal expression negative 4 minus negative 2, we need to solve this,
To subtract a negative number , you can rewrite it as adding the opposite. Therefore, "negative 4 minus negative 2" can be rewritten as "negative 4 plus positive 2."
When you add a negative number and a positive number, you can simply combine them by their **absolute values and use the sign of the larger number. In this case, the absolute values of 4 and 2 are the same, so the result will have the same sign **as the larger number, which is negative.
Therefore, " negative 4 plus positive 2" equals -2.
So, negative 4 minus negative 2 is equal to -2.
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Answered by astha8579 | 2024-06-17

Negative 4 minus negative 2 can be rewritten as negative 4 plus 2, which equals -2. This is because subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive. Therefore, the final answer is -2.
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Answered by astha8579 | 2024-10-30