Subtracting Integers

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Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, measured by sea level.

Mount Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, U.S.A., is the tallest mountain when measured from its base. It rises from 5854 m below sea level to 4349 m above sea level. How tall is Mount Mauna Kea?

Is The Expression: +5854 - (-4349) ?

Is Subtracting Integers Similar To Adding Integers?
Will The Answer Lead To -1505 Or +1505?
How will I know If The Answer Is + or - ?

 

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Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, measured by sea level.

Mount Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, U.S.A., is the tallest mountain when measured from its base. It rises from 5854 m below sea level to 4349 m above sea level. How tall is Mount Mauna Kea?

Is The Expression: +5854 - (-4349) ? \(\displaystyle \ \ \ \ \ \) No.

Is Subtracting Integers Similar To Adding Integers?
Will The Answer Lead To -1505 Or +1505? \(\displaystyle \ \ \ \ \ \) Neither.
How will I know If The Answer Is + or - ?

It's the difference between the top height (which is above sea level) and the bottom height (which is below sea level).

4349 m - (-5854 m) = 4349 m + 5854 m = ?