2020 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2

Problem

What is the value of $1-(-2)-3-(-4)-5-(-6)?$

$\textbf{(A)}\ -20 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 21$

A cube with side length $1$ has volume $1^3=1$ , so $5$ of these will have a total volume of $5\cdot1=5$ .

A cube with side length $2$ has volume $2^3=8$ , so $5$ of these will have a total volume of $5\cdot8=40$ .

$5+40=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }21}$ ~quacker88

A cube with side length $1$ has volume $1^3=1$ , so $5$ of these will have a total volume of $5\cdot1=5$ .

A cube with side length $2$ has volume $2^3=8$ , so $5$ of these will have a total volume of $5\cdot8=40$ .

$5+40=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }45}$