Integers Operations

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What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but not a fraction or decimal.

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

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The result is always a negative integer.

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

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Subtract the smaller number from the larger number and keep the sign of the larger number.

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What is the result of subtracting a negative integer from a positive integer?

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It is the same as adding the positive integer to the absolute value of the negative integer.

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What is the absolute value of an integer?

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The absolute value of an integer is its distance from zero on the number line, always expressed as a positive number.

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What is the result of (-9) + (-8)?

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-17

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What is the result of (-17) + (-9)?

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-26

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What does it mean to 'add the opposite' in integer operations?

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To 'add the opposite' means to change the sign of the number being added and then perform the addition.

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What is the result of -(-(-(19)))?

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-19

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How do you represent 'fifteen degrees less than thirty degrees below zero' mathematically?

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-30 - 15 = -45 degrees.