n1 is 7654321 n2 is -7891234 n3 is 99999999999999999999999999999 n4 is -1 n5 is 0 abs( n2 ) = 7891234 whereas n2 remains at -7891234 7654321 + -7891234 = -236913 7654321 - -7891234 = 15545555 99999999999999999999999999999 + -1 = 99999999999999999999999999998 7654321 + 9 = 7654330 7654321 - 9 = 7654312 9 - 7654321 = -7654312 7654321 - -9 = 7654330 -7891234 + 10000 = -7881234