Math 205A
Subtracting Real Numbers
Name _____________________________
1. Subtract.
5 9
2. Subtract.
8 ( 3)
3. Subtract.
16 16
4. Subtract.
11 ( 16)
5. Subtract.
7 5
6. Subtract.
3 ( 4)
7. Simplify.
5 ( 6) ( 7)
8. Simplify.
7 ( 4) 3
9. Simplify.
6 ( 9) ( 8)
10. Simplify.
10 6 ( 2)
11. Simplify.
9 2 [5 ( 8)]
12. Simplify.
9 5 [ 3 12]
13. Simplify.
( 7 4) [6 ( 9)] ( 3)
14. Simplify.
[7 ( 4)] ( 6 9) ( 3)
15. Simplify.
( 10 4) [8 ( 4)] ( 7)
16. Simplify.
[10 ( 4)] ( 8 4) ( 7)
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-4
11
-32
5
-12
7
18
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11
-14
-24
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29
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33