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  • 01-10-2019
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are the expressions -5+-2 and -5-2 equivalent ? why or why not? Explain and show your work

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Lish79 Lish79
  • 01-10-2019

Answer:

yes

Step-by-step explanation:

-5 + -2 = -7

-5-2 = -7

If you subtract from a negative number, the subtraction turns into a plus sign and the numeral after the subtraction changes from a positive to a negative or a negative to a positive so -5-2 would turn into -5+-2

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