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What is the value of 3-(-2)C圖54 --2 -1132450-50-115Save and ExitIm/

What is the value of 3-(-2)C圖54 --2 -1132450-50-115Save and ExitIm/-example-1
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The value of


\begin{gathered} 3-(-2) \\ =3+2 \\ =5 \end{gathered}

Note that we shall apply the rule in math which states that negative times negative becomes positive.

The negative signs between both numbers eventually becomes a positive sign.

Also, looking at the number line, we would see that 3 minus negative 2, means we would count towards the left (since its a subtraction) from 3 up till negative 2. So subtracting negative 2 from 3 would yield 5 (that is 5 units from 3 up to negative 2)

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The last option is the correct answer, that is, 5

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