When adding, the sum is ____________ greater than the addends.. ( always, sometimes, never ? ) PLS HELP

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hoblos · Answer

are the two numbers added always positive??
if yes the answer would be ALWAYS

anonymous · Answer

so its always ?

amistre64 · Answer

5+(-10) = -5

so like hoblos said, it depends on what they define as addition

anonymous · Answer

so is it always or sometimes ?

amistre64 · Answer

it depends on the material from which the question was gotten from; do they define addition here as only on the natural numbers?  or on any reals?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know, thats all they say

amistre64 · Answer

then id assume its talking about al reals; therefore; sometimes.

but without knowing a specific domain its a guess at best

anonymous · Answer

okay thanks