Plus a negative value becomes subtraction:
-12 + -23 = -12 -23 = -35
Answer:
48 hats and 104 shirts
Step-by-step explanation:
These are the equations you build from the problem:
h + s = 152
8.50h + 12s = 1656
This is how I solved them:
s= 152-h
8.5h + 12(152-h) = 1656
8.5h + 1824 - 12h = 1656
Solve for h
h= 48
Put this into first equation (h +s = 152) to get s
Step-by-step explanation:

4 + -6 = -2
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