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Depends on the two numbers, eg. if its -5+2 your answer would be -3. But if your adding -4+8, your answer would be 4.

*But when your multiplying a + by a - , the answer is always negative.

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Is the answer going to be positive or negative if your adding a negative to a positive?

Not necessarily.


How is adding to negative integers the same as and different from subtracting two positive integers?

No- adding negative numbers is like adding positive numbesr , except the answer is negative.


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Does a negative plus a negative equal a negative?

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When adding integers does a negative and a negative equal a positive?

No, that is not true.


What will adding a positive and a negative integer give you?

A positive integer


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Rules for adding integers?

When you add: a negative and a negative: you get a negative a positive and a positive: you get a positive a positive and a negative or a negative and a positive: Subtract the addend with the smaller value from the greater one. If the greater one is positive, your answer will be positive. If the greater addend is negative, your answer will be negative.


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What happens when you add negative to positive?

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What happens when you subtract a negative from a posotive?

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