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Find the missing number. __-(-2)=-4

User Shubham Agrawal
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Answer:

-6

Step-by-step explanation:

We can rewrite the expression as follow:

___ - ( - 2) = - 4

___ + 2 = - 4

Because two consecutive negative signs are equivalent to a positive sign.

So, we need to find a number that added to 2 is equal to -4.

This number is -6 because:

- 6 + 2 = - 4

Therefore, the missing number is -6

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