explain -60-(-51) — step-by-step solution

Let's calculate:

- 60 - (-51)

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

- (-51)

51

- 60 + 51

ⓘStart from

-60

and move forward

51

on the number line, getting closer to zero

▶Result:

-9