explain -65-(-56) — step-by-step solution

Let's evaluate:

- 65 - (-56)

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

- (-56)

56

- 65 + 56

ⓘStart from

-65

and move forward

56

on the number line, getting closer to zero

▶Result:

-9