Adding Positive and Negative Decimals

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What is the result of -51 + 81.623?

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30.623

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What is the result of -6.8 + (-3.3)?

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-10.1

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What is the result of -4.7 + 18.5?

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13.8

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What is the result of 7.9 + 0.6?

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8.5

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What is the result of -5.6 + 3.2?

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-2.4

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Define positive decimal.

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A positive decimal is a decimal number greater than zero.

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Define negative decimal.

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A negative decimal is a decimal number less than zero.

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What is the rule for adding a positive decimal to a negative decimal?

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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 rule for adding two negative decimals?

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Add their absolute values and the result is negative.

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What is the rule for adding two positive decimals?

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Simply add the numbers together.