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Solve: -4.878-(-8.96)= A) -4.082 B) 4.082 C) -13.838 D) 4.918 Please show how you got the answer
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Solve: -4.878-(-8.96)=

A) -4.082

B) 4.082

C) -13.838

D) 4.918
Please show how you got the answer

User Menyh
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Negative minus a negative is the same thing as adding a positive to -4.878 so take -4.878 and add 8.96 and you get 4.082.
User Jarno
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-4.878-(-8.96) can be changed to -4.878 + 8.96 because when you subtract a negative it becomes a positive so the answer would be 4.082 or B
User Neil Stockton
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