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Is -7 + 9= 9 + 7 true, false or open

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that's false -7+9=2 and 7+9=18
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-7 + 9 \\eq 9 + 7


2 \\eq 17

When you add a positive number and a negative number, you get a positive, but the number is smaller. If you add two positive numbers, then of course, you're going to get a positive number as an answer. But overall, this is false.
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