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Question 143556This question is from textbook Saxon Math76 An incremental development
: (-3)+(-5)+(+4)-(-6)-(+2)This question is from textbook Saxon Math76 An incremental development
: (-3)+(-5)+(+4)-(-6)-(+2)
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(-3)+(-5)+(+4)-(-6)-(+2) Start with the given expression


(-8)+(+4)-(-6)-(+2) Add -3 and -5 to get -8


(-4)-(-6)-(+2) Add -8 and +4 to get -4


(-4)+(6)-(+2) Rewrite (-4)-(-6) as (-4)+(6)


(2)-(+2) Add -4 and 6 to get 2


0 Subtract +2 from 2 to get 0


So (-3)+(-5)+(+4)-(-6)-(+2)=0