Question

What is the sum of –356.1 + 258.6?

Answer 1

The answer is -97.5. To find this, do subtraction instead of addition. In other words, do 356.1-258.6. The difference is 97.5. Now, add the negative sign back into the expression and the difference is -97.5.

Answer 2

–356.1 + 258.6=-97.5

Explanation:

–356.1 + 258.6

When the signs of both numbers are not same then we subtract the number

then we use the sign of greatest number. now we subtract the numbers

356.1

- 258.6

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97 .5

The sign of greatest number 356.1 is negative

so answer is negative

-97.5