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Just add the absolute value of each number together, put a positive sign in front of your answer.

When adding positive numbers, count to the right.

When subtracting positive numbers, count to the left.

When subtracting negative numbers, count to the right.

Adding two positive integers results in positive integers, whereas adding two negative integers will result in the sum with a negative sign.

Example:$2+6=8;  19 +  14  =  33;  90  +  118  =  208$

Example:$+2+6=+8$on number line

When adding positive numbers, count to the right.

Consider, the statement provided in the question: The sum of two negative integers.

The sum of two negative integers is always negative and is less than both the integers.

Suppose the two positive integers be $16  \text{and}  20$, and there sum is:

$16  \text{+}  20  =  36$

From the above example it can be observed that the sum of two positive integers is always positive.

Thus, the sum of two positive integers is always negative.