Adding Integers

The result can be found by subtracting the absolute value of the negative integer from the positive integer. If the positive integer is larger, the result is positive; if the negative integer is larger, the result is negative.

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

33

5

-6

-62

-4

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.

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative value.

The sign of the result is determined by the integer with the larger absolute value.