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-Subtract 41.18 from - 111.89
A) -70.71
B) 153.07
C) 70.71
D) -153.07

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To subtract a number from a negative number, we add the absolute value of the first number to the second number and give the result a negative sign. So, |-111.89| + 41.18 = 70.71. The answer is -70.71 because we need to give the result a negative sign since we subtracted from a negative number. Therefore, the correct choice is D. To subtract 41.18 from -111.89, we need to add the opposite of 41.18 to -111.89. The opposite of 41.18 is -41.18. So, -111.89 + (-41.18) = -153.07. Thus, the difference between the two numbers is -153.07, which corresponds to choice D.

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