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Solve the following equation. -13 + 8 = ?-5210 -21

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1. In order to solve the equation we need to apply the correct order of operations. In this case we have a sum of two numbers with different signs. In this cases we subtract the values of the numbers and preserve the signal of the greatest value. With this in mind:


-13\text{ + 8 = -5}

The correct answer is -5.

2. Solve the following equation, 6 -11 =?

We need to apply the same property on this question. We have a sum of numbers with different signs, therefore we need to subtract their values and mantain the signal of the greatest one.


6\text{ - 11 = -5}

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