SOLUTION: Simplify -(-(-17).

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Question 100225: Simplify -(-(-17).
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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-(-(-17)) you were missing a parenthesis which I added.
work on the inside parenthesis 1st -(17)=-17
rule of thumb: if there is an even number of minus signs the answer will be plus
and vice versa.
Ed