Hello!
So, to find the product of numbers, you multiply.
Here are some possible combinations of n and p :
- 1 and -15
- 3 and -4
- 5 and -3
- ...and vice versa with the positive integers being negatives and the negatives being positive
Now, the question is asking for the largest possible sum of n and p.
So, we'll have to add up all of our combinations.
- 1 + -15 = -14
- -1 + 15 = 14
- 3 + -4 = -1
- -3 + 4 = 1
- 5 + -3 = 2
- -5 + 2 = -2
So, as you can see, -1 + 15 is the combination that can give us the greatest sum, which is 14.
Hope this was helpful. Have a great day! =￣ω￣=