Question

1. Below is Amie’s work for a homework problem. Her teacher marked her problem as incorrect. You will need to correct her mistake and explain what she did wrong.

18-(-13)= 5

What is the correct answer to the problem above?

Explain what she did wrong and how to fix.

(Math Integers) Show work please thank you!

Answer 1

she just subtracted the numbers and forgot about the negatives .

Answer 2

18-(-13)=31

Explanation:

Since -13 is a negative number, you add 13 instead of subtracting 13.

I didn't explain it very well but I hope it helps.