What is 33 minus negative 68?

Here we will not only give you the answer to 33 minus negative 68, but also explain how we got the answer.

Start by picturing a number line that goes to negative infinity on the left side of 0 and positive infinity on the right side of 0:

∞ ..... -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, .... ∞

Looking at the number line above, we can make the following observation:

Adding a positive number goes to the right.
Adding a negative number goes to the left.

Adding and subtracting cannot go in the same direction on a number line. Therefore, this must also be true:

Subtracting a positive number goes to the left.
Subtracting a negative number goes to the right.

Thus, with the problem 33 minus negative 68, we are subtracting a negative number and we go to the right. Specifically, we go from +33 to +101 on the number line.

Here is 33 minus negative 68 in mathematical terms with the answer:

33 - (-68) = 101

You may already know that minus minus equals plus or that 33 minus negative 68 is the same as 33 plus 68, but we hope that this page explained the underlying mathematical reason for the answer.

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