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Most of the time, the sum of two negative numbers will always be negative EX: -2 + -8 = -10 But, if absolute value is added to the equation then the answer will always be positive EX: l -2 + -8 l = 10 In this case, the absolute value symbols are indicated by lower case "L's"

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