Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 3 - Cumulative Review - Page 210: 26

Answer

-5

Work Step by Step

$-2-3=-2+(-3)=-5$ Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. When adding two negative numbers, add their absolute values and write the result as negative.
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