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Megan said the opposite of the sum of -12 and 4 is 8.

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Megan is correct. -12 + 4 is -8 and the opposite of that is 8

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Answer:

Megan is correct

Explanation:

-12 + 4 = -8

and the opposite of a negative number is always a positive number .

So the opposite of -8 is 8 which means Megan is correct .

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