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1. A few tips…

   • Tip #1: When the minuend and the subtrahend are negative, the result will always be negative.
   • Tip #2: When the multiplicand and the multiplier are negative, the result will always be positive.
   • Tip #3: When the dividend and the divisor is negative, the result will always be positive.

   Given two values:

   • x = -118
   • y = -114

   Option A: x + y

   • x + y
   • => -118 – 114
   • => (Will be negative because of Tip #1)

   Option B: x – y

   • x – y
   • => -118 – (-114)
   • => -118 + 114
   • => -4 (negative)

   Option C: x • y

   • x • y
   • => -118 • -114
   • => (Will be positive because of Tip #2)

   Option D: x/y

   • -118/-114
   • => (Will be positive because of Tip #3)

   Hence, Option A and B is correct.

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