Adding Integers

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

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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.

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What is the sum of two negative integers?

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The sum of two negative integers is always negative. For example, -3 + -7 = -10.

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How do you add two integers with different signs?

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To add 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 10 + (-4)?

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The result is 6.

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What is the result of -14 + (-3)?

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The result is -17.

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What is the sum of 4 and -5?

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The sum is -1.

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How can you represent the addition of integers on a number line?

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You can start at the first integer and move to the right for positive integers and to the left for negative integers.

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What does the equation 2 + -4 = -2 represent?

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It represents the addition of a positive integer (2) and a negative integer (-4), resulting in a negative integer (-2).

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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 result of -3 + (-7)?

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The result is -10.