Use properties of rational numbers to simplify the expression.
(23 - 8.13) - (107.4 + 8)
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(23 - 8.13) - (107.4 + 8)
To simplify this expression, we will first perform the additions and subtractions inside each set of parentheses.
23 - 8.13 simplifies to 14.87
107.4 + 8 simplifies to 115.4
Now we have (14.87) - (115.4)
Next, we subtract 115.4 from 14.87.
14.87 - 115.4 simplifies to -100.53
Therefore, the simplified expression is -100.53.
To simplify the expression (23 - 8.13) - (107.4 + 8), we will first use the distributive property to subtract the terms inside the parentheses separately.
= 23 - 8.13 - 107.4 - 8
Next, we can combine like terms.
= (23 - 107.4) - (8.13 + 8)
= -84.4 - 16.13
Finally, we can subtract these two numbers:
= -100.53