Adding Integers (Rules)

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

Back

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

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

Back

The result is always negative.

Front

What is the result of adding two positive integers?

Back

The result is always positive.

Front

How do you determine the sign of the result when adding a positive integer and a negative integer?

Back

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

Front

What is the sum of 60 and -20?

Back

The sum is 40, which is positive.

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What is the sum of -75 and -25?

Back

The sum is -100, which is negative.

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What is the sum of -50 and 20?

Back

The sum is -30, which is negative.

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What is the sum of -15 and 5?

Back

The sum is -10, which is negative.

Front

What happens when you add zero to any integer?

Back

The result is the same integer.

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What is the rule for adding integers with different signs?

Back

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