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Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 3: Integers - Problems and SolutionsQuestion 69
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 3: Integers - Problems and Solutions
Question. 69
Write two integers whose sum is less than both the integers.
Answer:
\(-2\) and \(-3\): sum = \(-5\)
Detailed Answer with Explanation:
- We choose two negative integers: (-2) and (-3).
- Add them:
(-2 + (-3) = -5)
- Adding a negative number makes the result more negative (it moves left on the number line), so the sum gets smaller.
- Compare the sum with each number:
(-5 < -3)(-5 < -2)
- Therefore, the sum (-5) is less than both integers (-2) and (-3).