How do you find the difference #16-(-12)#? Prealgebra Negative Numbers and Absolute Value Negative Numbers 1 Answer sjc · EZ as pi Dec 28, 2016 #28# Explanation: #16-(-12)# remove the brackets #16--12# two negative signs together change to a positive #16+12=28# sign rules #+ + =+# #- - =+# #- + =-# #+ - =-# Answer link Related questions How do you compute #-8+13#? How do you compute #11+(-19)#? How do you compute #-19-8#? How do you compute #-77+(-46)#? How do you compute #41+(-56)#? How do you compute #50-82#? How do you compute #-47-13#? How do you compute #-80+102#? How do you compute #5(18)#? How do you compute #-64div(-8)#? See all questions in Negative Numbers Impact of this question 2658 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License