it depends on what the sign is so:
-3+-3=-6
- 2 negitives make a possitive
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The value of the answer is the sum of the absolute values of the numbers and the sign of the answer is the same as that of the two numbers.
You simply add the numbers. If the sign is positive with both numbers, the sum will be positive. 1 + 3 = 4 If the sign is negative with both numbers, the sum will be negative. -1 + -3 = -4
The sum will have the same sign as the number with the largest magnitude. If the numbers have the same magnitude, then the answer is zero, which is positive.
To find the midpoint add the two numbers and divide the sum by two. This is the same as the mean or the average of the two numbers.
The sum of a set of addends whose sign is the same is the sum of the absolute values of the addends with the same sign as the addends.