When adding two numbers with the same sign what sign do you use for the sum

The amount of money, in dollars, in an account after t years is given by a = 1000(1.03)^t. the initial deposit into the account was $_^a0 and the interest rate was _a1% per year. only enter numbers in the boxes. do not include any commas or decimal points^t. the initial deposit into the account was $__^a0 and the interest rate is % per year.

Pls! does anybody know a shortcut for answering these types of questions in the future?

Determine whether the quadrilateral below is a parallelogram. justify/explain your answer (this means back it up! give specific information that supports your decision. writing just "yes" or "no" will result in no credit.)