247- 538 = -291
If you line them up in that order 247 you'll have to borrow. Your answer would be -291
-538
The only way to not get -291 is to flip the two numbers.
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Answer:
A. 40.7%
Step-by-step explanation:
The selling price for a $5 profit will be ...
$12.75 +5.00 = $17.75
From $29.95, this represents a change of ...
(17.75 -29.95)/29.95 × 100%
= -12.20/29.95 × 100% ≈ -40.7346%
The bookstore can offer a maximum discount of about 40.7%.

recall minus * minus * minus * minus * minus is minus.
Answer:
Equal to
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello!
Let's simplify the left side:
Remember that the negative sign also means opposite, so the opposite of negative 9 is positive 9.
Let's simplfy the right side:
Remember that in an absolute value bracket, any positive value stays positive, but any negative value turns to the positive value.
So the inequality is 9 _ 9
Therefore the sign should be "=" as 9 is equal to 9.