Question

Find -63 + ( - 198) + ( - 11).

Answer 1

ANSWER:

-272

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

We have the following operation:

$\: -63\: +\: \mleft(\: -\: 198\mright)\: +\: \mleft(\: -\: 11\mright)$

As they are all of the same (negative) sign, they are added and the negative sign is put, just like this:

$\: -63\: \: \: -\: 198\: \: -\: 11=-261-11=-272$