Integers + Adding & Subtracting Integers

Front

What is an integer?

Back

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

Front

What is the sum of -3 and -2?

Back

-3 + (-2) = -5

Front

What is a negative integer?

Back

A negative integer is a number that is less than zero.

Front

Order these integers from least to greatest: -31, -9, 0, -46, -7, 4, 15.

Back

-46, -31, -9, -7, 0, 4, 15

Front

What is the overall change in field position if a team gains 9 yards and then loses 22 yards?

Back

9 + (-22) = -13

Front

What is -35 - (-10)?

Back

-35 - (-10) = -25

Front

How do you add two negative integers?

Back

When adding two negative integers, you add their absolute values and keep the negative sign.

Front

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

Back

The result depends on the absolute values; if the positive integer is larger, the result is positive, and if the negative integer is larger, the result is negative.

Front

What does it mean to subtract a negative integer?

Back

Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding its positive counterpart.

Front

What is the absolute value of -7?

Back

The absolute value of -7 is 7.