Fill in the blank.
$12 + (- 12) =$ ______.

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Solution

The addition of any number with its additive inverse gives zero and the additive inverse of any number $a$ is $- a$ .
Hence, value of expression $12 + (- 12)$ is equal to $0$ .

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