How do you evaluate $16+(-20)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-11T16:44:37

$-4$

$16 + (-20)$ (Same as $16 - 20$ or $-20+16$ )

Because you have a larger negative number, then the sum will be a negative number

$-20 +16 = -4$

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