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(-3)+(5)=

plz explain

User Zapatilla
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use a number line like -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 - 3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 start at five and go to negitive 3 it would = 9
User Or Nakash
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What I do to make it simpler is by putting the 5 before the -, so:

5-3=2

-3+5 is the same as 5-3
User Farrokh
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