SOLUTION: I have tryed and tryed and I cant get it! Its -40-52=?

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Question 7644: I have tryed and tryed and I cant get it! Its -40-52=?

Found 3 solutions by Earlsdon, JimMarshall, Alan3354:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source):
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You probably need to review operations with signed numbers.
-40 - 52
Remember the rule: "To subtract an integer, you add its additive inverse."
So, -40 - 52 = -40 + (-52) Adding integers with the same sign (here, they're both negative) just add their absolute values and the answer gets the same sign as the integers.
-40 - 52 = -40 + (-52) = -92

Answer by JimMarshall(82)   (Show Source):
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-40 - 52 = -40 + (-52) = -92
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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-40-52=?
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-1*40 + -1*52
= -1*(40 + 52)
= -1*92
= -92