Question

use counters to subtract -5 - -4. you start with: you subtract: which picture shows the difference?

Explanation:

Step1: Understand subtraction of negative numbers

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart. So, $- 5-(-4)=-5 + 4$.

Step2: Use counter - based subtraction

We start with 5 negative counters (represented by red circles with a minus sign). We are subtracting 4 negative counters. When we take away 4 negative counters from 5 negative counters, we are left with 1 negative counter.

Answer:

The picture with 1 red circle with a minus sign.