Given the expression:
[tex]-17\text{ - 20 }[/tex]In the rules of subtracting integers, if a negative integer is being subtracted by a number, that number is will rather be added to the integer and copy the negative sign.
For this expression, we get:
[tex]\text{ -17 - 20 = -(17 + 20) = -37}[/tex]The simplified form of the expression -17 - 20 is therefore -37.
