Adding and subtracting Integers on a number line

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What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

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How do you represent subtraction on a number line?

Back

Subtraction can be represented by moving to the left on the number line.

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What does the number -6 represent on a number line?

Back

-6 represents a position 6 units to the left of zero.

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

Back

The result is always a negative integer.

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

Back

The result depends on the absolute values; it can be positive, negative, or zero.

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How do you convert a subtraction problem into an addition problem?

Back

Keep the first number the same, change subtraction to addition, and change the second number to its opposite.

Front

What is the sum of (-3) + (-5)?

Back

The sum is -8.

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What does the integer -50 represent in a real-world context?

Back

-50 could represent a decrease of 50 employees.

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What is the result of -4 - 7?

Back

The result is -11.

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Which of the following does not have a sum of -4? (-9) + (-5), 3 + (-7), (-9) + 5, (-3) + (-1)

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(-9) + (-5) does not have a sum of -4.