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Send help please I am confused aaa According to the distributive law, what operation goes in the blank? -(8 - 7) = - 8 __ 7

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Two negative signs together change the sign to a positive sign.

Using the distributive property with the 7 you would have -(-7), the two negatives would make it +7

So you end up with -8 + 7

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