QuestionCalculate $15 - (-8)$ .

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. We are dealing with basic arithmetic operations. The operation is subtraction, but with a negative number3. We follow the rule that subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding a positive number

STEP 2

We rewrite the expression by replacing the subtraction of a negative number with the addition of a positive number.
$15 - (-8) =15 +8$

STEP 3

Now, we simply add the two numbers.
$15 +8 =23$ So, $15 - (-8) =23$ .

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