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How to add negative and positive numbers?
Explanation on absolute value.
Example of adding two positive numbers, two negative numbers, and two numbers with opposite signs.
Example 1: 9 + 5
Example 2: -10 + (-6)
Example 3: -8 + 4
Example 4: 8 +(-4)

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How to add positive and negative numbers. Explanation of absolute value. Offers 4 examples with explanations.

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The absolute value of a number is the distance from zero on a number line. For example absolute value of positive 5 is 5, and absolute value of negative 5 is also just 5. That is the distance both +5 and -5 are from zero on a number line.

When adding two positive numbers you just add the two numbers and they remain positive. When adding two negative numbers just add ...

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