Answer
$7$
Work Step by Step
$|12|=12, |-5|=5$, and $12-5=7$.
12 has the larger absolute value and its sign is an understood +:
$12+(-5)=+7 or 7$
Prealgebra (7th Edition)
by Martin-Gay, Elayn
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321955048
ISBN 13:
978-0-32195-504-3
Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Adding Integers - Exercise Set - Page 112: 25
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