Adding and Subtracting Integers

Front

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

Back

The result can be either positive, negative, or zero, depending on the absolute values of the integers involved.

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How do you subtract a positive integer from a negative integer?

Back

You add the absolute value of the positive integer to the negative integer, resulting in a more negative number.

Front

What is the result of -10 - 7 + 8?

Back

The result is -9.

Front

What is the result of 6 - 9?

Back

The result is -3.

Front

How do you simplify -7 - 2?

Back

You combine the two negative integers to get -9.

Front

What is the result of -2 + 4?

Back

The result is 2.

Front

What does adding a negative integer mean?

Back

It is equivalent to subtracting the absolute value of that integer.

Front

What is the result of 3 + -7?

Back

The result is -4.

Front

What is the rule for adding integers with the same sign?

Back

You add their absolute values and keep the common sign.

Front

What is the rule for adding integers with different signs?

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