Give an Appropriate Answer A) -3
B) -13
C) -8
D) 7

question 84

Multiple Choice

Give an appropriate answer.
- $\text { Let } \lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } f ( x ) = - 8 \text { and } \lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } g ( x ) = 5 \text {. Find } \lim _ { x \rightarrow 7 } [ f ( x ) - g ( x ) ] \text {. }$

• A) -3
• B) -13
• C) -8
• D) 7

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