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How do you evaluate $5 + (- 8)$ $5+(-8)$ ?

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Mar 11, 2018

$- 3$ $-3$

Explanation:

$5 + (- 8)$ $5+ (-8)$
$5 - 8$ $5-8$
$- 3$ $-3$

There is a greater negative number, so the sum will be a negative number.

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