SOLUTION: what are the answers to these integers: -7+-15?

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Question 816935: what are the answers to these integers: -7+-15?
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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This can be written -7 + (-15).
We are adding two numbers with the same sign.
When adding two numbers with the same sign,
add there magnitudes together, 7 + 15 = 22,
then apply the original same sign to get -22 .