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Simplify: -14 + (-36).

A50
B-50
C-22
D22
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. -50
1. Both -14 and -36 share the same negative sign. 2. Add their absolute values: 14 plus 36 equals 50. 3. Keep the shared negative sign, giving -50. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.3 Add and Subtract Integers_
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