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Exercise 47 Page 550

The opposite of a negative is a positive.

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In this exercise we are presented with a negative followed by a negative in parentheses. We can read the expression as follows. & -&&( - &&& x ) &the opposite &&of the negative &&&of a number The "opposite of a negative" is a positive. Therefore, the expression simplifies to be x.