Adding and Subtracting Integers

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.

Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its absolute value. For example, 48 - (-31) is equivalent to 48 + 31.

To subtract integers, you can add the opposite of the integer you are subtracting. For example, to calculate 18 - 41, you can do 18 + (-41).

The sum of -6 and 12 is 6, because you are adding a negative integer to a positive integer.

The result of -34 + 50 is 16, because you are adding a negative integer to a positive integer.

The absolute value of an integer is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5.

When adding two positive integers, simply add their absolute values. The result is always positive.

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

The sign of the result depends on the absolute values of the integers being added. If the absolute value of the positive integer is greater, the result is positive; if the absolute value of the negative integer is greater, the result is negative.

The result of -10 - 7 is -17, because you are subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer.