To find: The result of addition: 12+(-8)

Talamancoeb

Talamancoeb

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2021-12-11

To find:
The result of addition: 12+(-8)

Answer & Explanation

Cheryl King

Cheryl King

Beginner2021-12-12Added 36 answers

Following are the steps to add two numbers with different signs:
1. Find the larger absolute value minus the smaller absolute value.
2. Use the sign of number with larger absolute value as the sign of the sum.
Absolute Value:
The absolute value of a number is the number’s distance from 0 on the number line. The symbol for absolute value is | |. The absolute value of a number is always 0 or positive.
|2| is read as "the absolute value of 2".
Example: The absolute value of |-12| is 12.
Step 1:|12| = 12, |-8| =8
Subtract smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value: 12 — 8 = 4
Step 2: 12 has larger absolute value and its sign is understood as +:
Thus, 12+(-8)=4
Final solution:
12+(-8)=4

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