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OpenStudy (anonymous):

dont understand can you help me 2+ (-7)=

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wheres the other part of the equation?

OpenStudy (freckles):

2+(-7) is equal to -(-2+7) by distributive property and this is equal to -(7+(-2)) by the commutative property of addition you can write this as -(7-2)

OpenStudy (freckles):

can you evaluate -(7-2) ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

their telling me to find the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you solving for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yah its five

OpenStudy (anonymous):

almost there m8

OpenStudy (freckles):

-(7-2) -(5) isn't 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not negative though?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but it would be negative bc 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because+(-7) is actually -7

OpenStudy (freckles):

-(5) means -5 not 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it would be -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

freckles so its -5

OpenStudy (freckles):

yes -(5) means -5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yah i mean -5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks i just needed to know if i was doing it wrong or right

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