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Solve the problem-282-(1,017)=

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If you owed $282 to a friend then borrowed another $1017

How much would you now owe? $1,299

Your balance sheet would be -$1,299
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User Irvin Joao
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-282-(1,017)
-282 + (-1017)

Keep the sign (since they both share the same sign), and add them.

282 + 1017 = 1299

Answer: -1299
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