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“Joe borrowed $25 from his dad. He borrowed $15 later in the week. How much money does he owe his dad ? “

would it be
$40
or...
$-40
???

User Tengyu Liu
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Answer:

hey mate ,

thanks for the question . your answer would be $ -40 .

Explanation:

now let me explain :

when we take something from others . it is expressed as negative . ( - )

so , when we borrow , we are taking something from them .

so we will express the number in its negative form .

User Tom AnMoney
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he owes his dad $40.
User Yogs
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