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What is the result of adding two positive rational numbers?

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The result is a positive rational number.

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What is the result of adding a negative rational number to a positive rational number?

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The result can be positive, negative, or zero, depending on the values of the numbers.

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What is the sum of -9 and 5?

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-4

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What is the sum of 9 and -3?

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6

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What is the sum of -2 and -5?

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-7

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What is the result of adding -8 and 20?

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12

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How do you add two rational numbers with different signs?

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Subtract the absolute values and take the sign of the number with the larger absolute value.

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What is the sum of two negative rational numbers?

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The result is a negative rational number.

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What is the identity property of addition?

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The identity property of addition states that adding zero to any number does not change the value of that number.

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What is the commutative property of addition?

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The commutative property of addition states that changing the order of the addends does not change the sum.