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Solve the following:

Solve the following:-example-1
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-7^2 = -(7 x 7) = -49

---Because the negative is on the outside and there are no parenthesis, the product will be negative

-49 - - 1 = -49 + 1 = -48

---Subtracting a negative is the same thing as adding a positive!

Answer: -48

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