Question

Find the sum:
-12 + (-5) + 2.
A. -19
B. -15
C. 15
D. 19

Answer 1

-15 B

Answer 2

Just add them:
-12 + - 5 = -17. Remember that Adding negatives is just subtracting.
-17 + 2 = -15, so it is B.

Answer 3

-12 + (-5) becomes -12 - 5 so it becomes -17. add 2 and you get -15. B