How do you simplify $- 100 - - 34$ $-100 - -34$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-02T16:41:03

66

Two minus signs next to each other as like saying $(- 1) \times (- 1) = (+ 1)$ $(-1)xx(-1)=(+1)$

So we have $- 100 + 34 = 66$ $-100+34 = 66$

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