Solving 0x10 + 0xfe: What's the Answer?

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Question: With 8-bit unsigned values, 0x10 + 0xfe =
Answer: 0x0e, which is decimal 14.What I know;
The prefix 0x is used in code to indicate that the number is being written in hex. Base 16.
I also am aware that with 8-bit unsigned values it goes from a range of 0 to 255.

Need help with:
Is this working? 10+f = (10+15, the base system is 16 so this is bigger so resets?) 0?
0+e(14)=14, meaning 0x0e I have probably done the working wrong so that's why I need help. Thanks.
 
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Hint: if you use 16bit -
1) 0x10 + 0xfe = 0x10e
2) 0x20 + 0xfe = 0x11e
And in 8 bit:
1) 0x10 + 0xfe = 0x0e
2) 0x20 + 0xfe = 0x1e
So it is more about overflow than reset.