High School

Subtract: \(-11 - (-13)\)

Multiple Choice:

a. \(-24\)
b. Negative 24
c. \(-2\)
d. Negative 2
e. 2
f. 24

Answer :

Final answer:

To subtract -13 from -11, change the operation to addition, resulting in -11 + 13, which equals 2. The correct answer is e. 2.

Explanation:

The question is asking to perform a subtraction operation, specifically to subtract -13 from -11,

which is written as -11 - (-13).

To subtract a negative number, you change the subtraction to addition and the sign of the number being subtracted to positive.

Thus, the operation becomes -11 + 13.

Adding -11 and 13, we get a result of 2 because the larger number, 13, is positive, so the answer also has a positive sign.

Here's the step by step:

  1. Change the subtraction of a negative number to the addition of a positive number: -11 - (-13) = -11 + 13
  2. Add the numbers: -11 + 13 = 2

Therefore, the correct answer is: e. 2.