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12-(-17) A. -29 B. -5 C. 5 D. 29

12-(-17) A. -29 B. -5 C. 5 D. 29
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12-(-17)
A. -29
B. -5
C. 5
D. 29

User Smagnan
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a - minus a minus is like adding (negate * negative = +)
so the answer is D.29
User Peter Jacoby
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D because 12-(-17) is 12+17. 2 negatives next to each other become a positive.
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