SOLUTION: -7 - 8 + 5 + (-2) - 6 = ? I tried to do this problem but I'm not confident that I'm doing it correctly. Please show your work so I can better understand how to solve it.

Question 185857: -7 - 8 + 5 + (-2) - 6 = ?
I tried to do this problem but I'm not confident that I'm doing it correctly. Please show your work so I can better understand how to solve it.
Thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression

Subtract -8 from -7 to get -15 (ie )

Rewrite as

Subtract 2 from 5 to get 3 (ie )

Add 3 to -15 to get -12 (ie )

Subtract -6 from -12 to get -15 (ie )

So
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