How do you solve $(5.6-)-x=1.5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-09T01:44:56

Since subtracting a negative is the same as addition, we can rewrite the problem as:

$5.6+x=1.5$

Subtracting $5.6$ from both sides give us:

$x=-4.1$

How do you solve (5.6-)-x=1.5(5.6-)-x=1.5?