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Problem 14 Easy Difficulty

Write each expression in words.
a. $-(-m)$
b. $-2-(-3)$
c. $x-(-y)$

Answer

a. negative $m$
b. negative of 2
c. neqative of $y$

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We're trying to write out the following problem in words. So first we have the opposite of X that we're going to say the opposite of X. We're going to do this because if X is positive, it's gonna turn negative effects this negative. It's going to turn positive. Next we have, we're subtracting. So we're gonna say minus why?

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