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Explain how you can determine the sign of the sum of two integers if one is positive and the other is negative

Explain how you can determine the sign of the sum of two integers if one is positive and the other is negative
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explain how you can determine the sign of the sum of two integers if one is positive and the other is negative

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The same of the person on top of me
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Two integers added together when one is a positive and one is a negative is the same as subtracting two positive numbers. This is because the addition cancels out due to the negative number.

For example: -2+14=12, and 14-2=12
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