Lorraine is thinking of a positive whole number. She tells her brother she can make the value of her number la

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Lorraine is thinking of a positive whole number. She tells her brother she can make the value of her number larger by subtracting. Her brother says that is impossible. Lorraine proves she is right. To make her statement true, Lorraine must subtract __.

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a negative number (e.g., subtract −5, which increases the value because subtracting a negative is adding)

Lorraine is thinking of a positive whole number. She tells her brother she can make the value of her number larger by subtracting. Her brother says that is impossible. Lorraine proves she is right. To make her statement true, Lorraine must subtract __.

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Lorraine is thinking of a positive whole number. She tells her brother she can make the value of her number larger by subtracting. Her brother says that is impossible. Lorraine proves she is right. To make her statement true, Lorraine must subtract __. Responses

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Lorraine is thinking of a positive whole number. She tells her brother she can make the value of her number larger by subtracting. Her brother says that is impossible. Lorraine proves she is right. To make her statement true, Lorraine must subtract __.

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