Find the following values without a calculator.
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2, 3, 4)
- - 17 + 5 = _______
- - 8 - 1 = _______
- - 3 - 8 = _______
- - 6 + 7 = _______
(a)
Rearrange the sequence so that the minus sign is in the center of the equation.
- 17 + 5
= 5 - 17
= - 12
(b)
- 8 - 1 = - 9
(c)
- 3 - 8 = - 11
(d)
Rearrange the sequence so that the minus sign is in the center of the equation.
- 6 + 7
= 7 - 6
= 1
Answer(s): - 12, - 9, - 11, 1