explain -50-(-46) — step-by-step solution

Let's calculate:

- 50 - (-46)

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

- (-46)

46

- 50 + 46

ⓘStart from

-50

and move forward

46

on the number line, getting closer to zero

▶Result:

-4