Is 1,772 − –34,216 positive or negative?

Answer 1

To evaluate \( 1,772 - (-34,216) \), you can simplify it as follows:

1. Subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart. Therefore: \[ 1,772 - (-34,216) = 1,772 + 34,216 \]

2. Now add the two numbers: \[ 1,772 + 34,216 = 36,988 \]

Since the result, \( 36,988 \), is positive, the answer is that \( 1,772 - (-34,216) \) is positive.