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-6 minus -2 1/2
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Answer:

-3 1/2

Explanation:

-6--2 1/2

you change the two minuses to addition sign to get -6+2 1/2 which is -3 1/2

User Joao Lopes
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Turn fraction into a decimal.

-2 1/2 = -2.5

Remember that when you subtract a negative number it automatically changes it to adding a positive number.

-6 + 2.5 = -3.5

Hope This Helped! Good Luck!

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