[Blindmath] Using minus signs before negative numbers

[Aleeha Dudley]

The nemeth tutorial that I use says to use the multipurpose indicator veteran minus signs. 

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> On Apr 22, 2015, at 3:36 PM, M Lakhani via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Something like 3 - (-5) should be sufficient. 
> You'll also use parentheses for multiple negatives. Therefore an expression would be correctly written like:
> 3 -(-5 -(-1) -(-3))
> I've always remembered the order of precedence asthe mnemonic BODMAS, where B is Brackets (parentheses) & O is the Operand power. The rest of the letters are the signs respectively.
> HTH
> Muzz 
> 
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>> On 22 Apr 2015, at 20:21, GianniP46 via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I would use parentheses
>> 3-(-5)
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Aikens via Blindmath
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:52 PM
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> Subject: [Blindmath] Using minus signs before negative numbers
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> What/where is the rule that explains how to write a minus sign
>> followed by a negative number? For example, in the expression 3 minus
>> negative 5. I have found specific rules/examples for when the negative
>> sign is superscript, but how would I write it when the negative sign
>> is on the line with the numeral?
>> 
>> Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> -Greg
>> 
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