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

Sesser answered Jul 6, 2021

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Answer:

- and + cancel each other

Explanation:

Soubhik Mondal answered Jul 10, 2021

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