SOLUTION: 5-9+(-4)-8-8

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Question 25471: 5-9+(-4)-8-8
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Keep a running total since we add and subtract left to right as we find them...
5 - 9 + (-4) - 8 - 8 =
-4 + (-4) - 8 - 8 =
-8 - 8 - 8 = -24