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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-15+4+13+(-5)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

have you woked it out? what did you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you could put the two negative numbers together first, giving you 4 + 13 - 20... then put the positive numbers together giving you 17 - 20. now the difference between 17 and 20 is three, but when you subtract a number that is larger than the first number, it becomes negative, thus: -3

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