How do you simplify $- 4.7 + 3.16$ $-4.7+3.16$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-09T19:58:35

$- 4.7 + 3.16 = - 1.54$ $-4.7 +3.16 = -1.54$

There are 2 aspects to consider here...

When you are adding or subtracting decimals, make sure that the decimal points are aligned....
adding positive and negative numbers.

If the signs are different, subtract the numbers and keep the sign of the 'bigger'

$- 4.70$ $-4.70$
$ul(+3.16)$
$ul(-1.54)$

This can also be written as:

$-4.7 +3.16 = -1.54$

How do you simplify -4.7+3.16−4.7+3.16-4.7+3.16?