SOLUTION: You know that the sum of -5 and another integer is a positive integer. What can you conclude about about the sign of the other integer? What can you conclude about the value of the

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Question 1043950: You know that the sum of -5 and another integer is a positive integer. What can you conclude about about the sign of the other integer? What can you conclude about the value of the other integer? Explain.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5 + n = i > 0, where i is a positive integer, then
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-5 + n > 0
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add 5 to both sides of >
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n > 5
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we conclude n > 0 and furthermore n > 5
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