How do you simplify $–(–(–7))$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-11T03:03:58

The answer is $-7$ .

Perform the operations inside the parentheses first. The negative symbol represents $-1$ .

$-(-(-7))$ $=$

$((-1)xx(-7))$ $=(7)$

Then multiply $-1$ times $7$ .

$-(7)$ $=$

$-7$

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