Integer Operations Math Example 3

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Example 3

medium
Compute (−3)−(−10)+4(-3) - (-10) + 4.

Solution

  1. 1
    Rewrite subtraction of a negative as addition: (−3)+10+4(-3) + 10 + 4.
  2. 2
    Add the first two numbers: (−3)+10=7(-3) + 10 = 7.
  3. 3
    Add the remaining 4: 7+4=117 + 4 = 11.

Answer

1111
Subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart. Convert all subtractions to additions of the opposite to simplify multi-term expressions.

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