Add & Subtract Integers

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

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The sum of two negative integers is a negative integer.

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What is -6 + (-6)?

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-12

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

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The result depends on the absolute values of the integers; if the positive integer has a greater absolute value, the result is positive, otherwise it is negative.

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What is -20 + 21?

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1

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When I add two integers with the same sign, what can I say about the sum?

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The sum will have the same sign as the integers being added.

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What is the result of -13 - (-5)?

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-8

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What is -2 + 9?

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7

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

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

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What is the rule for adding integers with different signs?

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When adding integers with different signs, subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value and take the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.

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What is the sum of two positive integers?

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The sum of two positive integers is a positive integer.