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Use the concept of opposites to simplify -(-(-(-(4))))

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That's a lot of negatives.
We start with a negative and continue to take the opposite until we get positive 4.
Hopefully this helps!
User Jeff Langemeier
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If the number has an odd number of opposites the answer is negative but if it has an even number of opposites, as this number does, the answer is positive so this answer is 4. HOPE IT HELPSSSS. 
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