Adding and Subtracting Integers

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What is the result of adding two negative integers, for example, -7 + -3?

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The result is -10, which is more negative than either of the original integers.

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What is the result of subtracting a larger positive integer from a smaller positive integer, for example, 5 - 8?

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The result is -3, indicating that the result is negative.

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How do you add a positive integer and a negative integer, for example, 4 + (-5)?

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You subtract the absolute value of the negative integer from the positive integer: 4 - 5 = -1.

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What is the result of subtracting a smaller positive integer from a larger positive integer, for example, 15 - 10?

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The result is 5, which is a positive integer.

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How do you perform the operation 15 + 5 - 3 step by step?

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First, add 15 + 5 to get 20, then subtract 3 to get 17.

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What is the definition of an integer?

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An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

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What is the rule for adding two integers with the same sign?

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When adding two integers with the same sign, add their absolute values and keep the common sign.

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What is the rule for adding two integers with different signs?

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When adding two 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 result of adding zero to any integer?

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The result is the integer itself, as zero is the additive identity.

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What is the result of subtracting zero from any integer?

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The result is the integer itself, as zero is the identity element for subtraction.