How do you compute #-80+102#?

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Mia
Oct 23, 2016

#+22#

Explanation:

Adding integers with different sign :
#color(blue)-80# negative integer
and
# color(red)+102# positive integer

In this case we :
First subtract #color(green)(102-80=22)#
Second take sign of the greater
So,

#color(blue)-80color(red)+102=color(red)+color(green)22#

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