How do you simplify $−14 − (−12)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T18:54:10

$-14+12=-2$
$-2$

So...

Step 1. - ( - = +
A subtraction in front of a bracket with a negative number equals addition.

This is how I would simplify it.

How do you simplify −14 − (−12)−14 − (−12)?