Answeer would be 10. as 20 -10 should be -10 but X is not declared as sig

Consider the following COBOL entries:
05 X PIC 99 VALUE 10.
SUBTRACT 20 FROM X.
The resultant value of X wil be

Question Posted / rajiv gupta

Answer Posted / rajiv gupta

Answeer would be 10. as 20 -10 should be -10 but X is not
declared as signed variable as S9(2)so answer is 10.

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