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What is the value of the expression?

[tex]\[ -16 + 12 \][/tex]

A. [tex]\(-28\)[/tex]

B. [tex]\(-4\)[/tex]

C. 4

D. 28

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To determine the value of the expression [tex]\(-16 + 12\)[/tex], we need to follow these steps:

1. Identify the terms in the expression: we have [tex]\(-16\)[/tex] and [tex]\(+12\)[/tex].
2. Perform the addition of these two terms.

Starting with the negative number [tex]\(-16\)[/tex], add the positive number [tex]\(12\)[/tex] to it. Essentially, you are moving [tex]\(12\)[/tex] units to the right from [tex]\(-16\)[/tex] on the number line:

- When you move [tex]\(16\)[/tex] units to the right from [tex]\(-16\)[/tex], you reach [tex]\(0\)[/tex].
- Since you only need to move [tex]\(12\)[/tex] units to the right, you will not reach [tex]\(0\)[/tex]; instead, you move [tex]\(16\)[/tex] units to reach [tex]\(0\)[/tex] and then backtrack [tex]\(4\)[/tex].

Thus, the result of [tex]\(-16 + 12\)[/tex] is:

[tex]\[ -16 + 12 = -4 \][/tex]

From the given options, the correct answer is:
[tex]$ -4 $[/tex]
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