Example Problem - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative numbers

-6 + 2

Step 1a - What is the sign of the left term?
        Negative            Positive

Step 1b - What is the sign of the right term?
        Negative            Positive

                        That is not correct. The right term is 2, and there are not any negatives directly to the left of 2. The negative in our problem only affects the 6.
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