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Mark M. answered • 08/18/17

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-3 + 5 = 2

4 + (-2) = 2

Kenneth S.

A good time to use the commutative property of addition and the definition that subtraction is the addition of opposite:

-3 + 5 = 5 + (-3) = 5 - 3 =2

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