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Morris borrowed $6 from his mother. so far, he has repaid $4. if debt is represented as a negative number, what number sentence shows the amount of jack's remaining dept.?

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Answer:

-$6 + $4 = -$2

Explanation:

Since Morris borrowed 6 dollars to begin with, the first term in my equation is -6$, representing the debt he has incurred from taking a loan of 6 dollars from his mother. After paying $4 dollars, he would still be in debt of $2 to his mother. Since he is still in debt of 2 dollars, the furthest right term in my aforementioned equation is -$2.

User Jeremy Thake MSFT
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if it was negitive I would be -2

Explanation:

so 6-4=2 and if you make that negative it would be -2

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