Subtract the following
$- 29 - (- 13)$

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Solution

Subtraction is opposite of addition. So, to subtract an integer a from another integer b we add the additive inverse of a to b.
Taking out the additive inverse of second integer given,
Additive inverse of $(- 13)$ is $13$ and
$- 29 - (- 13) = - 29 + 13 = - 16$
Hence, the final answer is $- 16$

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