SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 7-[(-6)-2]

SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 7-[(-6)-2]

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Question 254413: Please help me solve this equation: 7-[(-6)-2]
Answer by WherestheRice(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7-[(-6)-2]
First solve the expression in brackets.
(-6)-2 = -8
So it is 7-[-8]. Two negatives make a positive, so you add the two numbers like this:
7-[-8] = 7+8 = 15
The answer is 15.
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