document.write( "Question 448317: How do you solve this?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It depends on the mood I'm in. I might say -4 + -5 is -9 and -(-9) is 9, so -9 + 9 is 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or I might say -(-9) is 9 and then -4 + 9 is 5, then 5 - 5 is 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or I might say -(-9) is 9 and then -5 + 9 is 4, then -4 + 4 is 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But no matter what sort of mood I'm in and however I do it, I always get 0 as an answer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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