Question 38.

State True/False

The sum of two negative integers is a positive integer.

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Solution

False

Let us take two negative integers -2 and -6.

The sum of -2 and -6 = (-2) + (-6) = - 2 - 6 = -8, which is a negative integer.

Hence, the sum of two negative integers is a negative integer.

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