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What does it mean to add a negative number?

What does it mean to add a negative number?
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What does it mean to add a negative number?

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To add a negative number means to subtract

Explanation:

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User Mark Leighton Fisher
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The exact same as subtracting.

Example

5 + (-2) = 3

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