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You are adding to rational numbers with different signs. How can you tell if the sum will be positive, negative, or zero? #24

You are adding to rational numbers with different signs. How can you tell if the sum-example-1
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it will be zero if they are the same numbers like 12+-12=0 it will be negative if the negative is a higher number like -12+6=-6. it will be positive if the positive number is higher than the negative number like 12+-2=10.
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