explain -47-(-42) — step-by-step solution

Let's calculate:

- 47 - (-42)

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

- (-42)

42

- 47 + 42

ⓘStart from

-47

and move forward

42

on the number line, getting closer to zero

▶Result:

-5