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What is an integer?

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An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but does not include fractions or decimals.

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What is the result of adding a positive integer and 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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What is the opposite of a number?

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The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line but in the opposite direction.

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How do you subtract a negative integer?

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Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its positive counterpart.

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What is the result of 0 minus any integer?

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The result is the negative of that integer.

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What is the result of adding zero to an integer?

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The result is the integer itself.

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What is the sum of two negative integers?

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The sum of two negative integers is always a negative integer.

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What is the difference between addition and subtraction of integers?

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Addition combines values, while subtraction finds the difference between values.

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

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The result is a more negative integer.

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How do you represent the operation of adding integers on a number line?

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You start at the first integer and move to the right for positive integers or to the left for negative integers.