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9What is the sign of -18 +17(-187)Choose 1 answer:APositiveBNegativeNeither positive nor negative-the sum is zero.

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Option B is correct.

The answer has a negative sign.

Step-by-step explanation

The expression has


\begin{gathered} -18(9)/(17)+(-18(9)/(17)) \\ =-18(9)/(17)-18(9)/(17) \\ =-36(18)/(17) \\ =-37(1)/(17) \end{gathered}

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-49.8 + 61.2

= 61.2 - 49.8

= 11.4

Option A is correct.

The answer has a positive sign.

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