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Question 38

The difference between a positive and a negative number is 14 and their sum is -8 find the numbers

  • A.(-11, 3)
  • B.(-3, 11)
  • C.(2, -12)
  • D.(-11, -2)
  • E.(13, -5)
Objective

Question details

Exam body
BECE
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2019 Paper 2
Question no.
#38
Type
Objective
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