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I don’t get this one

I don’t get this one-example-1
User Sigman
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Hi!

Two negatives make a positive, so this can be rewritten as
-7+2.5

The answer is D. -7+2.5

Hope this helps! :)
-Peredhel
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Hiya!

When there are 2 negatives together, the (-) sign changes into a (+) sign.

-7 - (-2.5) ⇒ -7 + 2.5

Your answer is D. -7 + 2.5

(-7 + 2.5 = -5.5)
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