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does a negative and a negative in brackets make a positive?

 

ee. 28-27-(-1)=2?

 Oct 10, 2015
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Correct.....you got the right answer  !!!

 

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Oct 10, 2015
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Why the -1 is in brackets? This notation slows down significantly the calculation time because computer has to find the result of "-1".

 Dec 3, 2016

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