Question

question 19

you borrow $12 from a friend, who later forgives $5 of the debt.

to understand your finance, evaluate the following expression:

\\(-12 - (-5)\\)

-17
7
17
-7

Explanation:

Simplify the double negative

Subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart:

$$ -12 - (-5) = -12 + 5 $$

Perform the addition

Add the positive integer to the negative integer:

$$ -12 + 5 = -7 $$

Answer:

• (A) -17
• (B) 7
• (C) 17
• (D) -7 (Correct answer)