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Kevin wants to calculate the value of the expression below.
-17 + 3
Which shows an equivalent way kevin could write this expression?

(A.) -(17 + 3)
B. -(17 - 3)
C. (-3 + 17)
D. (-3 - 17)

Please help as soon as possible!! I have no one to help me and i don't understand how to complete the equation... Please help! Tomorrow the test won't be available and I'm only on question 6 of a require test!

Well, in order to solve this problem, you need to solve -17 + 3 This equals -14. So, one of the answers, when worked, will have to equal -14.

We'll start with your answer of A to see if it equal -14 when worked out.

-(17 + 3) =

Now distribute by making the minus sign into -1, which is the same thing.
-1(17 + 3) =
-17 - 3 =

Then, subtract it. Here's what is equals.
-17 - 3 = -20

So, the answer is not A for this problem.

Next, we'll try B to see if it equals 14 when worked out.
-(17 - 3) =

Now distribute by making the minus sign into -1, which is again, the same thing.
-17 + 3 =

Now, solve the rest by adding:
-17 + 3 = -14

So, B is the final, correct answer for your problem. I hope all of this will help you! :)

required*** Test please excuse my grammar error.

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To calculate the value of the expression -17 + 3, you need to perform the addition operation. Start by adding the two numbers together:

-17 + 3 = -14

Now, let's evaluate the given answer choices one by one to find an equivalent way to write this expression:

(A.) -(17 + 3): This expression involves finding the sum of 17 and 3 first, and then negating the result. It does not produce an equivalent value to -17 + 3.

B. -(17 - 3): This expression involves finding the difference of 17 and 3 first, and then negating the result. It also does not produce an equivalent value to -17 + 3.

C. (-3 + 17): This expression involves finding the sum of -3 and 17. By rearranging the order of the numbers, it still yields the same result as -17 + 3.

D. (-3 - 17): This expression involves finding the difference of -3 and 17, which is not equivalent to -17 + 3.

Therefore, the equivalent way Kevin could write the expression -17 + 3 is (C.) (-3 + 17).

It's important to understand and practice the basic operations of addition and subtraction to solve such problems. Remember that addition is the operation to combine two numbers to find their sum, while subtraction is the operation to find the difference between two numbers.