Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 27: 23

Answer

$-8.2$

Work Step by Step

The addends have the same signs, so add the numbers and copy the sign of the addends to obtain: $=-(3.7+4.5) \\\\ =-(8.2) \\=-8.2$
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