Adding and Subtracting Integers

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What is the result of adding a positive integer to a negative integer?

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The result depends on the absolute values of the integers. If the positive integer is larger, the result is positive; if the negative integer is larger, the result is negative.

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How do you add two negative integers?

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When adding two negative integers, you add their absolute values and the result is negative.

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What is the result of subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer?

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Subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer results in a more negative integer.

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What is the result of subtracting a negative integer from a negative integer?

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Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value to the negative integer.

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What is the sum of -4 and -9?

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The sum of -4 and -9 is -13.

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What is the result of -10 + (-32)?

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The result is -42.

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How do you simplify -18 - 8?

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You add the absolute values: -18 - 8 = -26.

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What is the result of -17 + 3?

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The result is -14.

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What is the result of -4 - (-9)?

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The result is 5, because subtracting a negative is the same as adding.

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What is the rule for adding integers with different signs?

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Subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value and take the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.