How do you evaluate #105+(-74)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T06:50:43

Adding a negative is the same as subtracting. #105-74=31#

Adding a negative number to any number is the same thing as subtracting.

Algebraically, this is denoted as:

#a+(-b)=a-b#

Where #a# and #b# are just two numbers.

Therefore,

#105+(-74)=105-74=31#

Answer 2 · 2018-03-02T06:52:11

The answer is 31

#105+(-74)=105-74#, because a adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive
#105-74=31#, so the answer is 31