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OpenStudy (anonymous):

simplify the expression -5-8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-5+-8=-13????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a negative number minus a negative number is pretty much adding the related positive numbers, but just taking the negative of the answer... -5 - 8 = - (5 + 8) = - 13.

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