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Type the integer that makes the following addition sentence true:

+ 87 = 8

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Answer:

-79

Explanation:

equation: x+87=8

subtract 87 from 8 because subtraction is the inverse (or opposite) or addition.

new equation:

x=-79

Check:

x+87=8

-79+87=8

8=8

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