Adding Integers

The result can be found by subtracting the absolute value of the negative integer from the positive integer. If the absolute value of the negative integer is greater, the result will be negative.

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

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

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You can use one color to represent positive integers and another color for negative integers. The total is the difference between the two colors.

The result is always negative and is found by adding their absolute values.

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Subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value and take the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.