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Simplify this expression:19-(-8)-(-14)
A.41
B.25
C.-3
D.-7

User SharkLaser
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Answer:


\boxed{A. \: 41}

Explanation:


19 - ( - 8) - ( - 14) = 19 + 8 - ( - 14) \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 27 + 14 \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 41

User Jeremy Cook
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A, 41 (when you subtract a negative it’s the same as adding the opposite)
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