Answer
Makes sense.
Work Step by Step
When adding two numbers with different signs,
the sign of the sum is taken from the number with the greater absolute value,
So,
$-227+319$ is positive, because 319 has greater absolute value.
$227+(-319)$ is negative, because $(-319)$ has greater absolute value.
Since any positive number is greater than any negative,
the first sum is greater.
Makes sense.
