SOLUTION: when adding a negative number to a postive number how do you know which sign to use?

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Question 154593This question is from textbook McDougal Littell algebra 1
: when adding a negative number to a postive number how do you know which sign to use? This question is from textbook McDougal Littell algebra 1

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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when adding a negative number to a postive number how do you know which sign to use?



When adding a negative number to a positive number,
we subtract their absolute values using basic math
subtraction, and use the sign of whichever number 
has the larger absolute value.

Edwin