Question

Simplify

$(-15-16)-(25-10)$

Answer 1

Subtraction is opposite of addition. So, to subtract an integer a from another integer b we add the additive inverse of a to b.

$-15-16=-31$

$25-10=15$

$(-15-16)-(25-10)=-31-15=-46$

Hence, the final answer is $-46$