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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4-10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

negative four minus ten equals?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-14 negative fourteen!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how does that work ? do you change the signs of the second number?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's the same as -4 + (-10)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is equal to -4+ (-10)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh sorry @ChristianGeek didn't see your comment

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-14

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Think of it in terms of borrowing. In this case, if you owe four dollars and you owe ten more, how much do you owe now? If you think of it this way then: -4+10 is like saying, if you owe four dollars and you get paid 10, how much do you have?

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