How do you simplify $(- 2) + \frac { 2- 6} { 2}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-17T21:15:20

-4

Start off by simplifying the fraction.

$-2+(2-6)/2$
$=-2+(-4/2)$
$=-2-2$
$=-4$

Answer 2 · 2017-11-17T21:18:29

-4

First, let's simplify the fraction.
$(2-6)/2=-4/2=-2/1=-2$

Now replace the fraction with the simplified fraction and solve.
$-2-2=4$

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