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-3+-17 show yot work, please.

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-3 + -17 = -(3+17) = -20

Note:

When adding 2 negatives, you add the numbers and put a minus sign in front of your answer, when adding a positive and a negative number, always put the positive number first and then remove the + sign and subtract.

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