Question

What value of h makes the statement true?

(17 + h) + (–9) = 17 + (5 + (–9))

A.
–21

B.
–5

C.
5

D.
21

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

could be d

Answer 3

Um, no, not quite... What else?

Answer 4

@LegendaryClasher ? Hint: Look at the right side of the equation.

Answer 5

-21?

Answer 6

Urm, no..... What else?

Answer 7

5

Answer 8

to find the answer you need to first take 5+ (-9)

Answer 9

Yep. :)

Answer 10

then you take the answer of that then add it to 17

Answer 11

then you look at the answer and try to make the left side equal to the right side's answer

Answer 12

you will replace h with one of the multiple choice anseres what ever one you replace it with will give you the right anser

Answer 13

do you under stand how to get the answer to this kind of problem now or do you need some more help