Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-5 Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 34: 38

Answer

4.6

Work Step by Step

Here, you are going to subtract -7.5 from -2.9. A simple way to look at this is by adding 7.5 to -2.9 because if you subtract a negative, it becomes an addition problem. Therefore, your answer should be 4.6
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