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What is the sign of 
-18(9)/(17)+(-18(9)/(17)) ?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(c) Neither positive nor negative-the sum is zero.

What is the sign of 18917+(18917) -18 \frac{9}{17}+\left(-18 \frac{9}{17}\right) ?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) Positive\newline(B) Negative\newline(C) Neither positive nor negative-the sum is zero.

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Q. What is the sign of 18917+(18917) -18 \frac{9}{17}+\left(-18 \frac{9}{17}\right) ?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) Positive\newline(B) Negative\newline(C) Neither positive nor negative-the sum is zero.
  1. Identify Terms: Identify the terms in the expression.\newlineWe have two terms: 18(9)/(17)-18(9)/(17) and 18(9)/(17)-18(9)/(17). Both terms are identical.
  2. Calculate Value: Calculate the value of one term.\newline18(9)/(17)=(162)/(17)-18(9)/(17) = (-162)/(17)\newlineSince both the numerator and the denominator are positive, the term is negative.
  3. Add Terms: Add the two terms together.\newlineSince both terms are the same and negative, adding them together will result in a sum that is also negative.\newline(162)/(17)+(162)/(17)=2×(162)/(17)(-162)/(17) + (-162)/(17) = -2\times(162)/(17)
  4. Determine Sign: Determine the sign of the sum.\newlineThe sum of two negative numbers is always negative.\newlineTherefore, the sign of the sum is negative.

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