Jojoskatess Jojoskatess

13-08-2017
Mathematics

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Simplify 5 − (−1).

a. 6
b. −6
c. 4
d. −4

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Peredhel Peredhel

13-08-2017

Hi!

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive.

So instead of

5 - (-1)

We could write

5 + 1

5 + 1 = 6

The answer is 6.

Hope this helps! :)

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