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Which statement about this sum is true? −5 2/5+5.3

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Answer:

D.It is less than 0 because the addends have opposite signs and the positive addend is farther from zero.

Explanation:

The given expression is :

When we subtract a larger number from a smaller number, we get a negative answer as mathematically we cannot subtract a larger number from smaller, so we subtract the numbers in standard format and out a negative sign in front of the answer.

Like this given expression will become : -519.70

Now, any negative number is smaller than zero.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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