Question
Find the sum of:
$-557$ and $488$
$-557$ and $488$
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Answer
The integers are to be added are of the unlike signs.Therefore to add them we find the difference of their absolute values and assign the sign of the addend having greater absolute value.
$(-557)$ and $488$
$= -[|- 557| - |488|]$
$= -[557 - 488]$
$= -69$
$(-557)$ and $488$
$= -[|- 557| - |488|]$
$= -[557 - 488]$
$= -69$
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