Math

QuestionSubtract the decimals: 2.5(2.5)=2.5 - (-2.5) =

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. We are subtracting a negative decimal from a positive decimal. . The rules of arithmetic tell us that subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive.

STEP 2

We can rewrite the subtraction of a negative as the addition of a positive.
2.5(2.5)=2.5+2.52.5 - (-2.5) =2.5 +2.5

STEP 3

Now, we simply add the two positive decimals together.
2.5+2.5=5.02.5 +2.5 =5.0So, 2.5(2.5)=5.02.5 - (-2.5) =5.0

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