-3.2 + (-4.6) + 5.4 = ?? please show how you got your answer

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-3.2+(-4.6)+5.4
when you add a negative number it is the same as just subtracting it.
-3.2-4.6+5.4
-3.2-4.6 can be done like this: -(3.2+4.6) making it -7.8
-7.8+5.4
-7.8+5.4 can be done like this -(7.8-5.4) making the final answer-2.4

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