Question

QUICK!!!! I NEED AN ANSWER!! Emily says that the negative sign means opposite of, so -(-45) means the opposite of negative 45, which is 45. Is Emily correct?

Answer 1

Yes, Emily is correct.

Explanation:

If you have a - sign in front of a number in parenthesis that is negative, then what you are doing is taking the opposite of that negative number. Remember that the opposite of a negative number is a positive number. In this case, we want the opposite of negative five. What is that? It is +45, or 45. So yes, Emily is correct.