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Why is the sum of -5 and +5 equal to zero?

Why is the sum of -5 and +5 equal to zero?
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Why is the sum of -5 and +5 equal to zero?

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When adding opposites, it’s called the additives inverse. Because the numbers are opposite the negative and positive signs cancels out
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- and + cancel each other

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