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Which of these is equal to the value of 9-(-5)?
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Which of these is equal to the value of 9-(-5)?

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Since the parenthesis essentially mean -1 multiplied by whatever is in parenthesis, and a negative number multiplied by a negative number is positive, we have 9+(-1)*(-5)=9+5=14
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