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Santa owes $63 on 1 bill & $54 on another. Express Santa's total debt as a negative number.

User Iacopo Boccalari
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As the problem says that Santa owes $63 and $54, we have to add those numbers. However, as it is a debt then those numbers are negative:


(-63)+(-54)=

Simplifying:


=-63-54

As both numbers have the same sign, then we can add them:


=-117

Answer: -$117

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