Are the following statements true or false? Give an exam-

ple to illustrate your answer.

a) Every integer is a whole number.

b) The sum of two negative numbers is always negative.

c) A negative number plus a positive number is always

negative.

d) A positive number plus a negative number is always

negative.

e) To add two negative numbers, we find the sum of

their absolute values and take the negative sign for

the answer.

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Kendall Madden

5 November, 18:39

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Sam Patel · Answer 1

A) true - ex: 1,2,3, etc

B) true - ex: - 1+-1=-2

C) false - ex: - 3+6=3

D) false - ex: 7+-2=5

E) true - ex: - 3+-15 = - 18; |-3|+|-15| = - 18