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-(-49) = -49 is this true or false

User David Glasser
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Answer:

False

Explanation:

Two negative integers cancel out and make a positive integer.

When there is a negative sign in front of an expression in parentheses, change the sign of each term of the expression and remove the parentheses.

User Bathyscapher
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Answer:false

Step-by-step explanation: because a negative times a negative is a positive.

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