explain -55-(-44) — step-by-step solution

Let's evaluate:

- 55 - (-44)

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

- (-44)

44

- 55 + 44

ⓘStart from

-55

and move forward

44

on the number line, getting closer to zero

▶Result:

-11