Question

Find the sum of -36 and 1027

Answer 1

Hint: To find the sum of the two given numbers we see that one is negative and the other is positive so the operation performed is subtraction and the sum takes the sign of the greatest number.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We are given two numbers – 36 and 1027
Here we have a negative integer – 36
And we have a positive integer 1027
When we add a positive integer and a negative integer the operation performed is subtraction and the answer takes the sign of the greatest number.
$ \Rightarrow 1027 + ( - 36) = 1027 - 36 = 991$
Since here the the sign of the greatest number is +
So our solution is also positive.

Note: When we add two positive numbers the operation applied is addition and the sign is positive. When we add two negative numbers the operation applied is addition and the sign is negative.