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klelcie has $42 in her checking account and -$65 in her savings account. How much money does she have altogether?

User Flolo
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42+-65= -23

If I had to owe someone 65$ and I gave them 42$ I would then still owe them 23$


User Natalya
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(-65) + 42 = -23

when you add negetive numbers, it it just like addition but backwards.

( not subtraction)

Your answer woukd be -23.

Hope this helped!-Aparri

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