Review the basic of subtracting negative numbers and try some practice problems.

When you subtract a negative number, it is the same as adding a positive number. When you add a negative number, it is the same thing as subtracting a positive number. For example, -1 + 2- -3 + -8 - …

Learn about numbers below 0 and how they relate to positive numbers. Add, subtract, multiply and divide negative numbers.

Practice subtracting positive and negative single-digit numbers.

Add and subtract negative numbers, and see how absolute value can be used to find the distance between any two numbers on the number line.

Let's extend our addition and subtraction understanding to include negative numbers. Whether we need temperatures below zero, altitudes below sea level, or decreases from any other reference point, …

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How can we use a number line to add and subtract negative numbers? The number line is a really helpful visual tool for working with negative numbers. Whenever we add a negative number, we …

Find out why subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the absolute value of that number.

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