Which expression has the same value as $53.5-(-3.7)$ ? $\newline$ $53.5+3.7$ $\newline$ $-3.7-53.5$ $\newline$ $53.5-3.7$ $\newline$ $3.7-53.5$

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Q. Which expression has the same value as

53.5-(-3.7)

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53.5+3.7

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-3.7-53.5

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53.5-3.7

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3.7-53.5

Understand the original expression: Understand the original expression. $\newline$ The original expression is $53.5 - (-3.7)$ . Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart.
Identify the expression: Identify the expression that represents the same operation. $\newline$ The expression that represents adding $3.7$ to $53.5$ is $53.5 + 3.7$ .
Compare with correct operation: Compare the given choices with the correct operation. $\newline$ The choice that matches the operation from Step $2$ is $53.5 + 3.7$ .
Verify other choices: Verify that the other choices do not represent the same value. $\newline$ - $53.5 + 3.7$ is the correct representation of the original expression. $\newline$ - $-3.7 - 53.5$ would represent subtracting $53.5$ from $-3.7$ , which is not equivalent to the original expression. $\newline$ - $53.5 - 3.7$ would represent subtracting $3.7$ from $53.5$ , which is also not equivalent to the original expression. $\newline$ - $3.7 - 53.5$ would represent subtracting $53.5$ from $3.7$ , which is not equivalent to the original expression.