Subtraction with Negative Numbers Exercises

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Subtraction with Negative Numbers

 Perform each subtraction operation.
  1. \( 5 - (-2) =\)

  2. \( -7 - (-9) =\)

  3. \( 0 - (-3) =\)

  4. \( 2 - (-4) =\)

  5. \( -6 - (-2) =\)

  6. \( 6 + (-10) - (-4) =\)

  7. \(-5 - (-8) =\)

  8. \( 1 - (-3) =\)

  9. \( -7 - (-7) =\)

  10. \( 6 - (-3) =\)

  11. \( -8 - (-4) =\)

  12. \( -9 - (-5) + 2 =\)

  13. \( 10 - (-7) =\)

  14. \( -8 - (-14) =\)

  15. \( 0 - (-13) =\)

  16. \( -9 - (-1) =\)

  17. \( 15 - (-6) =\)

  18.  \( 14 - (-4) + (-3) =\)

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Answers

  1. \(7\)

  2. \(2\)

  3. \(3\)

  4. \(6\)

  5. \(-4\)

  6. \(0\)

  7. \(3\)

  8. \(4\)

  9. \(0\)

  10. \(9\)

  11. \(-4\)

  12. \(-2\)

  13. \(17\)

  14. \(6\)

  15. \(13\)

  16. \(-8\)

  17. \(21\)

  18. \(15\)