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What is 300+-50+-75+225

User Pckill
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The answer will be 400

User ABakerSmith
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In general it's not "good math" to write "+-". One way to rewrite 300+-50+-75+225 more clearly would be 300 - 50 - 75 + 225.

Working from left to right, 250 - 75 + 225

175 + 225 = 400 (answer)

User Ashish Kumar Verma
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