To complete the equation, we need to determine what should replace the blank. The expression you have is \(- (–7)\).
When you negate \(-7\), you get \(7\):
\[
- (–7) = 7 \]
So, the completed equation is:
\[ 7 = -1 \]
This isn't true, which suggests that there might be a misunderstanding with the placement of the equation. If you are actually examining the negation:
\[
- (–7) = 7 \]
Now, if we instead meant to write an equation that is logically correct and uses \(-1\):
\[ -1 = -1 \]
Or, if we look for something involving the negative, we can say:
To capture a statement involving answers to equal \(-1\), we could instead reinterpret the equation or rethink its context, as the direct negation above leads to a true statement unrelated to \(-1\).
Please clarify if you meant for the original equation to also retain \(-1\) in a different format relating it.
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