In professional bookkeeping, subtraction is often converted to the addition of a negative value to simplify ledger entries. Match each subtraction expression with its equivalent addition expression according to the Subtraction Property.

A retail associate is processing a return. The original sale was 13 items, and 8 items are being returned. To use the Subtraction Property to find the new total, the associate rewrites the subtraction 13 - 8 as the addition expression 13 + ____.

In a professional laboratory setting, a technician recording a temperature drop of 9 degrees from an initial reading of -17 degrees writes the calculation as $-17 - 9$. According to the Subtraction Property, this expression will yield the exact same result as the addition expression $-17 + (-9)$.

A warehouse supervisor is verifying a stock reduction of 8 units from an initial batch of 13 units. Arrange the steps below in the correct order to rewrite the subtraction calculation $13 - 8$ as an equivalent addition expression using the Subtraction Property.

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A systems administrator is lowering a server's cooling threshold from 13 degrees by 8 degrees. To verify the change using the Subtraction Property, the administrator evaluates both $13 - 8$ and $13 + (-8)$. According to this property, which statement correctly reflects the results of these evaluations?

Evaluate $-17-9$ for the drone's new altitude.

Which expression is equivalent to $-17 - 9$ by the Subtraction Property?