Question 16 of 33intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical6 marks
Evaluate the following using tokens. a. (−3) − (+10) b. (+8) − (−7) c. (−5) − (+9) d. (−9) − (+10) e. (+6) − (−4) f. (−2) − (+7)
(a)
Answer
−13
(b)
Answer
+15
(c)
Answer
−14
(d)
Answer
−19
(e)
Answer
+10
(f)
Answer
−9
Explanation
(a) (−3) − (+10) = −3 − 10 = −13 (b) (+8) − (−7) = 8 + 7 = +15 (c) (−5) − (+9) = −5 − 9 = −14 (d) (−9) − (+10) = −9 − 10 = −19 (e) (+6) − (−4) = 6 + 4 = +10 (f) (−2) − (+7) = −2 − 7 = −9