Why does a negative and a negative make a positive?

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Example: 2 – (-3) = 5

I learned HOW to solve this type of equation in school…but not the WHY.

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Think of it with money. You have 2 dollars and you get rid of 3 dollars you don’t have. Now you have 5 dollars.

Its just a different perspective of adding 3 dollars. By working and getting a paycheck you are taking away the absence of money.

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