Use the additive inverse to find -123.45 - (-234,76)

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To find \(-123.45 - (-234.76)\), we can use the property that subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart.

This means:

\[ -123.45 - (-234.76) = -123.45 + 234.76 \]

Now, let's perform the addition:

\[ -123.45 + 234.76 \]

To do this, we will break it down:

  1. Start with \(234.76\).

  2. Subtract \(123.45\) from \(234.76\):

    \[ 234.76 - 123.45 = 111.31 \]

So, the result of \(-123.45 - (-234.76)\) is:

\[ \boxed{111.31} \]

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