General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Chemistry in Our Lives - 1.4 Key Math Skills for Chemistry - Questions and Problems - Page 18: 1.18

Answer

(a) -2 (b) -21 (c) -7

Work Step by Step

Using the rules of algebra, we obtain: (a) $- 11 - (-9 ) = -11 + 9 = - 2$ (b) $34 + (- 55) = 34 - 55 = -21$ (c) $-56/8 = - 7$
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