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Find the solution for (-2 + (-3)) + 4.

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-1
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1
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2
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Solution

The correct option is A -1
Here,
The associativity property of integers under addition and subtraction states that
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c) such that a, b and c are integers.
Now,
(-2 + (-3)) + 4 can be re written as,
= -2 + ( -3 + 4)
= -2 + 1
= -1

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