explain -44-(-43) — step-by-step solution

Let's calculate:

- 44 - (-43)

ⓘSubtracting a negative number is adding it, two minus signs make a plus:

- (-43)

43

- 44 + 43

ⓘStart from

-44

and move forward

43

on the number line, getting closer to zero

▶Result:

-1