Evaluate -11 – ( -17)
Choose the best answer from the options below:
A 6
B -6
C 28
D -28
The correct answer is B) -6.
To evaluate this expression, we can rewrite it as -11 + 17 since subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive.
-11 + 17 = 6
To evaluate the expression -11 - (-17), we can simplify the double negative sign by changing it to addition:
-11 - (-17) = -11 + 17
Now we can perform the addition:
-11 + 17 = 6
Therefore, the best answer is A) 6.