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Santa owes $35 to the telephone company & $43 to the electric company. Express what Santa owes using a negative number.

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Telephone company debt: $35

Electric company debt: $43

The total debt is:


\text{\$}35+\text{\$}43=\text{\$}78

Now, expressing it as a negative number, Santa has a debt of -$78

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