Fill in the blanks:
$(- 9) - 3 =__$

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Solution

Given, $(- 9) - 3 =__$
Subtraction between a positive number and a negative number, we have to change $(- 9) + (- 3)$ (change the subtraction sign into addition, take the inverse of the number which comes after the addition sign)
$(- 9) + (- 3) = - 12$ (add and put the sign of greater number)
Hence, the answer is $- 12$ .

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