Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Key Math Skills for Chemistry - Understanding the Concepts - Page 20: 1.35a

Answer

The addition of two negative numbers is negative.

Work Step by Step

According to the text on page 10: "Addition of positive and negative numbers", when negative numbers are added, the answer is always negative.
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