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Evaluate -x for x = -3

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

Plugging in the information provided, we have -(-3).

The negatives cancel out (notice how the combination of the negative signs and the open parenthesis almost look like a plus sign, this may be helpful) and we have a positive 3!

User Todd DeLand
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Answer:

x=3

Explanation:

Multiply -1 on both sides of equation

-1 . x = (-1).(-3)

-x = 3

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