Question

How do you find the difference `-10-14`?

Answer 1

`4`

Explanation:

So technically, when you see 2 negative signs,
(eg.`-10-14, " or "-20-3,`etc) this means that you add the numbers together, then keep a negative sign.
So ...

`-10 - 14`
`10 + 14 = 24`
Keep the negative sign...
`-24` is the answer.

However, this is actually adding: `(-10) + (-14) = -24`

We are asked to find the difference, which means subtract the two number, so it should be:

`(-10) - (-14)`

`-10+14`

`=4`

It is easy to understand this if you look at these two numbers on a number line, they are 4 numbers away from each other.