How do you evaluate #-24-(-38)#? Prealgebra Negative Numbers and Absolute Value Negative Numbers 1 Answer sjc · Stefan V. Dec 6, 2016 #14# Explanation: #-24-(-38)# #=-24 - -38# The two minus signs change to a plus sign #= - 24+38 = 38-24 = 14# Answer link Related questions How do you compute #-8+13#? How do you compute #11+(-19)#? How do you compute #-19-8#? How do you compute #-77+(-46)#? How do you compute #41+(-56)#? How do you compute #50-82#? How do you compute #-47-13#? How do you compute #-80+102#? How do you compute #5(18)#? How do you compute #-64div(-8)#? See all questions in Negative Numbers Impact of this question 1603 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License