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Which expression has the same value as the one below?9+(-43)A. 9-43B. 52O c. 9 +43O D. 9

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Consider the following expression:

9 + (-43).

Remember the following rules for multiplying signs:

so, in our case we have + times -, this is equal to -

then, we can conclude that

9 +(-43) = 9-43 = -34

So the correct answer is

A : 9-43

Which expression has the same value as the one below?9+(-43)A. 9-43B. 52O c. 9 +43O-example-1
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