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What adds to 5 minus negative 2 gives you the result 6?

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Answer:

-1

Explanation:

You apparently want to find the value of x such that ...

... x + 5 -(-2) = 6 . . . . . . the problem statement

... x + 5 + 2 = 6 . . . . . . . simplify signs

... x +7 = 6 . . . . . . . . . . . perform the addition

... x = 6 -7 = -1 . . . . . . . subtract 7 from both sides of the equation, evaluate

-1 adds to 5 - (-2) to give the result 6.

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