Question

How could you rewrite this expression using addition? Choose the equivalent expression.

−31.7−42.3

−31.7+(−42.3)

−31.7+(42.3)

31.7+(−42.3)

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To rewrite the expression \(-31.7 - 42.3\) using addition, you can express the subtraction of a positive number as the addition of its negative counterpart.

So:

\(-31.7 - 42.3\) can be rewritten as \(-31.7 + (-42.3)\).

Thus, the equivalent expression is:

**−31.7 + (−42.3)**.