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How is subtracting a negative integer related to its absolute value and addition?

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Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value.

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What is the absolute value of a negative integers?
The absolute value of a number is how many spaces the number is away from 0. So if the number was 32, the absolute value would be 32. And if the number was -54, then the absolute value would be 54.
What is a absolute value of a negative integer?
The absolute value of an integer is the integer with a positive sign.
Is the absolute value of a positive integer positive or negative?
The absolute value of a positive integer is positive. When taking the absolute value of any integer, one is essentially removing the sign (whether positive or negative), always leaving the remaining...
Is the absolute of a negative integer positive or negative?
The absolute value is the distance form zero. It is always positive.
How is integer subtraction related to integer addition?
they are inverse functions