How can the additive inverse be used to evaluate the problem below?

Question

−3−(−6)


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Responses

Because −3+6
is an equivalent expression, the answer is −3
.
Because negative 3 plus 6 is an equivalent expression, the answer is negative 3.

Because −3+6
is an equivalent expression, the answer is 3
.
Because negative 3 plus 6 is an equivalent expression, the answer is 3.

Because 3+(−6)
is an equivalent expression, the answer is 3
.
Because 3 plus negative 6 is an equivalent expression, the answer is 3.

Because 3+(−6)
is an equivalent expression, the answer is −3
.

Answer 1

To evaluate the expression \(-3 - (-6)\), you can use the additive inverse property. The additive inverse of a number is what you add to that number to get 0. In this case, \(-(-6)\) is equivalent to \(+6\).

So, you can rewrite the expression:

\(-3 - (-6) = -3 + 6\).

Now, evaluating \(-3 + 6\):

\(-3 + 6 = 3\).

Therefore, the correct response is:

Because −3 + 6 is an equivalent expression, the answer is 3.