Question

Subtract:

(12) −5 − (−5)

Answer 1

Since the additive inverse of (–5) is +5, the given expression can be written as –5 + 5. Now, let us subtract the magnitudes of the numbers from one another.
5 – 5 = 0
0 (zero) does not have a positive or negative sign. The result of the subtraction is 0.