Number Properties

Use properties of numbers to simplify the following mathmatical expression:

-5 + (5 + 3)


show each step in simplifying the expression and explain which property you used in each step.
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This simply uses the Order of Operations.  First add the numbers in the parentheses.

-5 + 8

Then add the resulting numbers.

-5 + 8 = 3
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