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How do you add with negative numbers?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 10/17/2024

Two negative numbers when added would produce another negative number.

For example:

-2 + -2= -4

-7 + -11= -18

-32321 + -8321812= -8289491

However, when you add a negative and positive number together, the number that is greater would determine which +/- sign the answer is and you would subtract it by the lesser number.

ex: -2 + 5 = 3 - notice how the number 5 is greater than -2? You would then subtract 2 from 5. To make things easier, you could also rewrite the equation.

ex#2: 5 -2 =3

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