Answer
$-20$
Work Step by Step
$|124|=124, |-144|=144$, and $144-124=20$.
-144 has the larger absolute value and its sign is -:
$124+(-144)=-20$
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: 33
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