Question

If the sum of a positive number and two negative numbers is `-12` what are the numbers?

Answer 1

One possible solution would be `{-6,-7,+1}`

Explanation:

There are infinitely many possible solutions.

Pick any two negative numbers whose sum is less than `(-12)`. [That is the absolute value of their sum must be greater that `12`].

Subtract their sum from `(-12)` to get the required positive number.

Here is another example;
if we pick `-237` and `-106` their sum is `-343` (which is less that `-12`)
Subtract this from `-12` to get the required positive number:
`color(white)("XXX")-12-(-343)=-12+343=331`

`(-237)+(-106)+(+331)=-12`