Find the value of the following: (– 36) + (+ 12) =?

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+24

-24

None of the above

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Concept: First, remember the BODMAS rule where B is parentheses, O is 1, D is division, M is multiplication, A is addition, and S is subtraction. Therefore, first solve the parentheses of the equation given in the equation, then add and subtract.
Consider the formula given in the question as

We know that according to the BODMAS rules, we first need to unclamp the above equation.
The rules of calculation show that

.
we get

.
You can also see that

.
In above equation we use the above property , we get

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Simplifying the above equation yields E = – 24.
A value of

.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3) - 24

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