The difference between a country's exports and imports is called the country's trade balance. If one country had a trade balance of -$102 billion in 1993, $101 billion in 1997, and -$40 billion in 1996. What was the total trade balance for these years?

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anonymous · Answer

what part of this problem are you have difficluty with?

anonymous · Answer

where are you facing the problem??????

anonymous · Answer

on how to get the answer lol what do you subtract?

anonymous · Answer

if some gave you $1 on monday and $2 on Tuesday, then on wednesday the took $1 from you, how much would you have left?

anonymous · Answer

*someone...

anonymous · Answer

1 dollar

kymber · Answer

Add all the numbers they give you together. The first part is just meant to throw you off.

anonymous · Answer

so with the original problem it is the same process...

anonymous · Answer

oh lol yeah difference i figured okay i subtract lol