Question

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

Answer 1

wheres the other part of the equation?

Answer 2

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)

Answer 3

can you evaluate -(7-2) ?

Answer 4

their telling me to find the answer

Answer 5

are you solving for x

Answer 6

is it 5

Answer 7

yah its five

Answer 8

almost there m8

Answer 9

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

Answer 10

not negative though?

Answer 11

but it would be negative bc 7

Answer 12

because+(-7) is actually -7

Answer 13

-(5) means -5 not 5

Answer 14

so it would be -2

Answer 15

freckles so its -5

Answer 16

yes -(5) means -5

Answer 17

yah i mean -5

Answer 18

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