Adding 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 has a greater absolute value, the result is positive; if the negative integer has a greater absolute value, the result is negative.

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What is the sum of -2 and 9?

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7

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How do you add two integers with different signs?

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

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What is the result of adding -23 and 51?

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28

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What is the sum of -3 and 12?

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9

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What is the sum of 0 and -7?

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-7

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

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The result is always negative.

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What is the sum of -8 and 3?

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-5

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What is the identity property of addition?

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The identity property of addition states that adding zero to any integer does not change the value of that integer.

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What is the commutative property of addition?

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The commutative property of addition states that changing the order of the addends does not change the sum.