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PLZ HELP HURRY!!!! Subtract.

–12 – (–17)



A.


–29


B.
–5


C.
5


D.
29

User JohnO
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12 - (-17) = 5

It's C. 5
User Jonatas Borges
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-12 - (-17)

Multiply -1 into the parenthesis:

-12 + 17

Add:

5
User Sean Summers
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