Question

Subtract 12 from-5

Subtract -12 from 8​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

-5-(+12)

-5-12

=-17

8-(-12)

8+12

20.

Answer 2

Given:

a) Subtract$12 \ from\ -5$

b) Subtract$-12 \ from\ 8$

We have to above expression.

• As we know that the subtraction is an arithmetic operation that represents the operation of removing objects from a collection.
• Subtraction is denoted by the minus(-) sign.

We are solving in the following way:

We have,

a) Subtract$12 \ from\ -5$

$=>-5-12\\=>-17$

And

b) Subtract$-12 \ from\ 8$

$=>8--12\\=>8+12\\=>20$

Hence, the solution of the above equation is:

$a)-17\\b)\ 20$