Adding and Subtracting 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 is greater, the result is positive; if the negative integer is greater, the result is negative.

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How do you add two negative integers?

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When adding two negative integers, you add their absolute values and the result is negative.

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What is the sum of 38 and -5?

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The sum is 33.

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What is the result of -6 + 12?

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The result is 6.

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

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

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What is the result of -12 + 7?

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The result is -5.

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How do you simplify the expression -12 + 18 - (-3) - 22?

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First, simplify -12 + 18 = 6, then add 3 (from -(-3)), resulting in 9, and finally subtract 22 to get -13.

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What is the result of -12 - 11?

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The result is -23.

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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 does it mean to subtract an integer?

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Subtracting an integer is equivalent to adding its opposite.