SOLUTION: Three times the difference of -14 and 2 amounts to -48

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Question 1151025: Three times the difference of -14 and 2 amounts to -48
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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first, the difference of -14 and 2 is -14-2
three times the difference of -14 and 2 is 3%28-14-2%29
if it amounts to -48, we have
3%28-14-2%29=-48
3%28-16%29=-48
-48=-48 -> true