Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Adding Integers - Exercise Set - Page 112: 31

Answer

40

Work Step by Step

$|-45|=45, |85|=85$, and $85-45=40$. 85 has the larger absolute value and its sign is an understood +: $-45+85=+40$ or $40$
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