Explain how you can tell without calculating whether the sum of a positive number and a negative number will be positive, negative, or zero.

The way you can tell if a  number is negative or positive if the absolute value of a number let say -4 +5 the the higher number will be what answer will be like -4+5 so 5 is the greater number so the answer will be posive if the number is negative and high the answer will be  negative number

put like terms together.orremember that the 45 becomes negative when moved to the other side.orthe minuses cancel out.