Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - Subtracting Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 46: 46

Answer

$-14$

Work Step by Step

Remember that two negative signs next to one another create the addition operator. Then follow the order of operations. In this case left to right when proposed with addition and subtraction. $7-12+(-5)-2+(-2)=-5-5-2-2=-10-2-2=-12-2=-14$
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