When adding two positive numbers, what is the sign of the answer?

When two positive numbers are added together, the result is always a positive number. This is a fundamental property of addition in mathematics. Positive numbers are defined as numbers greater than zero, and when you combine them through addition, their sum increases beyond the value of each individual number.

For example, if you were to add 3 and 5, the result is 8, which is positive. No matter which two positive numbers are selected, their addition will yield a positive sum. This principle holds true regardless of the specific values chosen, as long as they remain positive.

Other options reflect misunderstandings of addition: negative numbers result in a negative sum, zero signifies a lack of quantity, and the idea that the sign depends on the numbers fails to acknowledge that the property of addition with positive numbers leads to a consistent outcome of positivity.