You're adding negative numbers. As you've typed the above, all of the first numbers are positive.
7 - 7 - 7 - 7 = -21
12 - 15 - 10 - 8 = -21
Can you do the rest?
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7 - 7 - 7 - 7 = ?
12 - 15 - 10 - 8 = ?
3 - 7 - 4 - 2 = ?
11 - 9 - 6 - 6 = ?
6 - 5 - 4 - 2 = ?
8 - 5 - 5 - 5 = ?
12 - 7 - 5 - 4 = ?
13 - 3 - 6 - 1 = ?
16 - 10 - 2 - 3 = ?
8 - 2 - 2 - 2 = ?
I am not understanding how to help figure these problems out? I would greatly appreciate the help so I can teach my son how to get these answers.
3 answers
1. 7 -7 - 7 -7,
First, Add all numbers with like signs:
7 - 21,
Subtract the smaller number from the
larger number and use the sign of the
larger number:
7 - 21 = -14.
2. 12 - 15 - 10 - 8,
12 - 33 = - 21.
3. 3 - 7 - 4 - 2,
3 - 14 = - 11.
All of the remaining problems are similar to the first three. So let's
try one that's a little different:
-7 + 7 + 7 + 7 =
Add all numbers with like signs:
-7 + 21,
Subtract the smaller number from the larger number and use the sign of the
larger number:
-7 + 21 = 14.
-6 - 5 + 8 + 10 =
-11 + 18 = 7.
I hope this will help.
First, Add all numbers with like signs:
7 - 21,
Subtract the smaller number from the
larger number and use the sign of the
larger number:
7 - 21 = -14.
2. 12 - 15 - 10 - 8,
12 - 33 = - 21.
3. 3 - 7 - 4 - 2,
3 - 14 = - 11.
All of the remaining problems are similar to the first three. So let's
try one that's a little different:
-7 + 7 + 7 + 7 =
Add all numbers with like signs:
-7 + 21,
Subtract the smaller number from the larger number and use the sign of the
larger number:
-7 + 21 = 14.
-6 - 5 + 8 + 10 =
-11 + 18 = 7.
I hope this will help.
CORRECTION:
3. 3 - 7 - 4 - 2 =
3 - 13 = 10.
3. 3 - 7 - 4 - 2 =
3 - 13 = 10.