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3+[-(-8)]simplified or evaluated

User Brenden Kromhout
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We want to evaluate;


3+\lbrack-(-8)\rbrack

We can simply go about it like this,


\begin{gathered} 3+\lbrack-(-8)\rbrack \\ =3+\lbrack+8\rbrack\text{ since -}*-=+ \\ =3+8 \\ =11 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the answer to the question is simply 11.