Give an example adding a positive and negative, where the sum is positive (integers).

Question

How do you add a positive and negative where the sum is a positive integer?

Answer 1

If the absolute value of the positive number is greater than the absolute value of the negative number, the result will be positive. Or, stated another way, if the positive value is farther away from zero than the negative value is, the result is positive.

For example, 8 + (-4) = 4 while -8 + 4 = -4