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Questions Related to properties of addition and subtraction of integers

Fill in the blank : 
$[(-12) + (-15)] + (-5) = (-12) + [(-15) + .....]$

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  1. $(-12)$

  2. $(-15)$

  3. $(-5)$

  4. $5$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Addition is associative for integers
$i.e. (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)$
$\therefore [(-12) + (-15)] + (-5) = (-12) + [(-15) + (-5)]$

So, $C$ is correct.

Simplify using associative property:
$(-5) \times [(-8) \times 2] =$  $....$

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  1. $40$

  2. $-80$

  3. $80$

  4. $-40$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$(-5) \times [(-8)\times 2] = (-5)\times (2\times (-8))$ (commutative property)
$= [(-5)\times 2] \times (-8)$ (associative property)
$= (-10) \times (-8)$
$= 80$
(Here, we used various properties to skip $(-5)\times (-8)$ which could have been time consuming).

State whether true or false 
The sum of two negative integers is a positive integer. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The statements is false.

As, take $-2$ and $-3$, these are two negative integers.
Now their sum is $-2+(-3)=-5$, which is again a negative integer.