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5-(-3.8) + 1.5

I don't understand how to work problems like this ​

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10.3

When there is a in front of an expression in parentheses, change the sign of each term in the expression.

So it becomes 5 + 3.8 + 1.5
Now it’s just simple math....
User Li Bing Zhao
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Okay when subtracting 2 negatives the number will be come positive. Using this question ur new equation will be
5+3.8+1.5. You just type in your calculator and get your answer.
The answer is 10.3! Hope this helped!
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