Question

what will be the sign of 17 negative integers and 5 positive integers. steps plz.

Answer 1

17 negative integers and 5 positive integers has a negative sign

Summary: Adding two positive integers always yields a positive sum; adding two negative integers always yields a negative sum. To find the sum of a positive and a negative integer, take the absolute value of each integer and then subtract these values.

Answer 2

Answer:

Another way of thinking about this is to not even think about the positive integers, as they won't affect the sign.