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Subtract -6

Find the opposite
Add -2
Subtract -4
Find the opposite
The answer is -5
The original integer is_____

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The original integer in this problem is 12.

To solve the expression -6 + (-2) + (-4), we follow the rule that when two negative numbers add, the answer has a negative sign.

Here, we simply need to add the absolute values of the numbers together and then apply a negative sign to the result.

Step 1: Add the absolute values: 6 + 2 + 4 = 12.

Step 2: Apply the negative sign: -12.

Therefore, the solution to the expression -6 + (-2) + (-4) is -12.

The probable question may be:

Solve: -6+(-2)+(-4)=_____ and find the The original integer.

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