How do you simplify #-3--7#?

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Jaime
Mar 8, 2018

4

Explanation:

When a problem is set up that way #(-3--7)#, the two negatives (in between -3 and -7) turn into a positive.

So the problem would be written as #-3+7#

Which equals 4.

You can also solve the problem on a number line

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