Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Key Math Skills for Chemistry - Understanding the Concepts - Page 20: 1.36a

Answer

The answer has a positive sign.

Work Step by Step

For the subtraction of two numbers, just change the sign of the number to be subtracted. In this case, the number to be subtracted is negative, so it will change to a positive number: $+n - (-m) = n + m$ When 2 positive numbers are added, the result is always positive.
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