Two negative signs become a plus sign. Since is greater than and is positive, our answer is positive. We treat as a normal subtraction.

Answer is

When minus signs meet, the sign becomes positive. This becomes an addition problem. Answer is .

Distribute the negative sign through the parentheses. Double negatives equal a positive.

The answer is .

Two minus signs become a plus sign. This is just simple addition. Answer is .

Two minus signs become a plus sign. Since is greater than and is negative, our answer is negative. We treat as a normal subtraction.

Answer is .

When we subtract a negative number, the sign turns positive. It becomes an addition problem. .

Two minus signs becomes a plus sign. Since is greater than and is positive, our answer is positive. We treat as a normal subtraction. Answer is .

In order to solve this problem, we need to start at on the number line.

Next, we have which means we need to move places to the left on the number line. When we have an addition sign we move to the right because that is towards the positive side of the number line. When we have a subtraction sign we move to the left because that is towards the negative side of the number line.

The orange arrow moved places to the left, and ended at ; thus,

When subtracting with a negative sign, it turns into addition. Now we have . The answer is .

When two minus signs meet, the sign becomes positive. Since is greater than and is negative, our answer is negative. We treat as a subtraction problem. Answer is .