Use in Elementary Education
Some elementary teachers use raised plus and minus signs before numbers to show they are positive or negative numbers. For example subtracting −5 from 3 might be read as positive three take away negative 5 and be shown as
- 3 − −5 becomes 3 + 5 = 8,
or even as
- +3 − −5 becomes +3 + +5 which is +8
Read more about this topic: Plus And Minus Signs
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