How do you simplify $-7 + -4 + -3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-13T11:48:31

$- 14$

Rewrite this expression as follows :

= -7 + (- 4 ) + ( - 3 ). Then adding a negative number is equivalent to subtracting the number, So +(- 4 ) is the same as - 4 (subtract 4 ) and

the expression becomes: - 7 - 4 - 3 = - 14

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