what is a negative minus a negative
Rule 3: Subtracting a negative number from a negative numberâwhen you see the subtraction (minus) sign followed by a negative sign, turn the two signs into a plus sign. Thus, instead of subtracting a negative, you are adding a positive.So, â -5 becomes +5, and continue normally with the addition.ou can also think about these problems as addition problemsâyou add the numbers together (5 + 3 = 8) and then, since both numbers have a minus sign in front of them, you would add a negative sign in front of your answer, like this: -8.