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Two integers, a and b, have a product of -20. What is the greatest possible sum of a and b
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Two integers, a and b, have a product of -20. What is the greatest possible sum of a and b

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It would be 20 for one number and -1 for other. Then their sum would be 19 which would be maximum than any other situation........
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