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Adding $1 + 4-1 + (-4)$
Applying the same-sign rule:
- $1 + 4 = 5$: One positive counter combined with four more positive counters gives five positives.
- : One negative counter combined with four more negative counters gives five negatives.
In both cases the addends share the same sign, so their absolute values ( and ) are added to get , and the common sign is attached to the result.
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