Answer:
A. 0
B. -66
C. 4
D. 998
E. -12
Step-by-step explanation:
A. By definition, the sum of anything and its additive inverse is zero.
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B. If you have trouble with sums, your calculator can help.
-22 + (-44) = -22 -44 = -66
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C. -36/x = -9 can be solved by multiplying by x and dividing by -9:
-36 = -9x
-36/-9 = x = 4
Since the product of the divisor and quotient is the dividend, dividing the dividend by either gives the other. Here, your dividend is -36 and your quotient is -9. To find the divisor, you can divide -36 by -9, as we did.
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D. The absolute value function changes the sign of negative numbers to positive:
|-998| = 998
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E. If you have trouble with sums, your calculator can help.
(−2)−[(−3)−(−7)−(−6)]
= -2 -(-3 +7 +6) = -2 -10 = -12
