Question

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Answer 1

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5 more than the sum of -1 and -12

lets start with the 2nd part, the sum of -1 and -12

sum means adding 2 things together, so -1 + -12 = -13

now lets work on the first part again, it said 5 MORE, more means add as well, so

-13 + 5 = -8

Answer 2

Given

"5 MORE than..." so we need to ADD 5, or "+5 " as the last step, so 3rd and fourth are out.

"the sum of -1 and -12" means we need to see the expression (-1)+(-12), so the second and third are out.

That leaves us with the first, let's check

5 more than the sum of -1 and -12

[-1 + (-12)]+5 => (sum of -1 and -12) add 5 to it......checks.