SOLUTION: -5+27+-60+2= I dont understand how to solve this

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Question 647804: -5+27+-60+2= I dont understand how to solve this
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Algebraic:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5+27+-60+2
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= -5-60+27+2
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= -65+29
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= -36
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Algebraic(50) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
All you need to do is combine all the terms to get a single number.
I'm assuming you're having trouble with the negatives.
Step 1: Combine terms
%28-5%29%2B27%2B%28-60%29%2B2
This becomes +%28-5%29+-+%2860%29+%2B+%2827%29+%2B+%282%29
Step 2: Combine terms
+%28-5%29+-+%2860%29+ really is %28-5%29+%2B+%28-60%29, and since they're both negative, it adds up to give you a negative %28-65%29.
Step 3: Combine terms
+%28-65%29+%2B+%2827%29+%2B+%282%29
Combine the positive terms together so that it'll be easier.
It becomes: +%28-65%29+%2B+%2829%29
Since the negative has a larger number attached to it than the positive number, our new sum is going to be a negative number.
The answer is: %28-36%29