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Applying the Take-Away Model to Inventory Shortages

A warehouse supervisor uses negative counters to track inventory shortages. To model the subtraction −7−(−4){}-7 - (-4) (representing the removal of 4 backordered units from an initial shortage of 7) using the 'take-away' method, the supervisor starts with 7 negative counters. What is the single, specific action the supervisor must take next with the counters to find the result?

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