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When adding a negative number to a positive number, you are essentially subtracting the absolute value of the negative number from the positive number. The result will have the sign of the number with the greater absolute value. For example, -3 + 5 would be equivalent to 5 - 3, which equals 2.

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when you put a negative plus a positive you go with the biggest number when you get the answer and put in the biggest sign next to the number

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