Question

Please help as soon as possible.
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Answer 1

That would be first option since he did use the inverse of subtraction and added 4.5.

Insha's work is incorrectly because -4.5 + (-4.5) will not cancel each other out. It's supposed to be -9, then she should add 9 to cancel -9 out and she would have gotten 3.

Final answer: A

Hope this is clear.