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How do you evaluate #105+(-74)#?

Answer 1

Julian Avila

Adding a negative is the same as subtracting. #105-74=31#

Adding a negative number to any number is the same thing as subtracting.

Algebraically, this is denoted as:

#a+(-b)=a-b#

Where #a# and #b# are just two numbers.

Therefore,

#105+(-74)=105-74=31#

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Answer 2

Luna Angel

The answer is 31

#105+(-74)=105-74#, because a adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive #105-74=31#, so the answer is 31

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Answer 3

Jeremiah Andrews

To evaluate 105 + (-74), you simply add the two numbers together. The positive 105 and the negative 74 have opposite signs, so you subtract the smaller number from the larger number and keep the sign of the larger number. In this case, 105 is larger than 74, so you subtract 74 from 105.

105 - 74 = 31

Since 105 is positive, and the larger number, the result is positive. So,

105 + (-74) = 31

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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