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-4-(-9)-12 show your work

User MartGriff
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6 votes

Answer:

-7

Explanation:

-4-(-9)-12 1. make the 2 negatives into a positive (- -) = +

-4+9-12 2. add -4+9

5-12 3. subtract 12 form 5

-7

User Furqan Asghar
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12 votes

Answer:

-7

Explanation:

-4-(-9)-12

a negative + a negative= a positive which end u up with -4+9-12

-4+9=5 5-12=-7

im not really good at explaining so i hope it help

User EMiller
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