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What is the solution to -1 -7 ?

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the answer is negative 8. because if you already owed someone 1 dollar and then borrowed 7 more then u would owe them 8 right? so you have -8
User Otto Allmendinger
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-7-1 = -8
When you see a negative minus a negative, pretend both negatives are positive and just add them.
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