Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-5 Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 34: 35

Answer

-2

Work Step by Step

Here, you are going to subtract -5 from -7. A simple way to look at this is by adding 5 to -7 because if you subtract a negative, it becomes an addition problem. Therefore, your answer should be -2.
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