Integer Operations

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What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero. Examples include -3, 0, and 5.

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What is the result of 21 - 33?

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-12

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What does subtracting a positive number from a smaller number result in?

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It results in a negative integer. For example, 41 - (+56) = -15.

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What is the product of two negative integers?

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The product of two negative integers is a positive integer. For example, -13 * -15 = 195.

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What is the result of dividing a positive integer by a negative integer?

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The result is a negative integer. For example, 196 / -14 = -14.

Front

What is the result of +8 - 23?

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-15

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How do you add two integers with different signs?

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You subtract their absolute values and take the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.

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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, regardless of direction. For example, |-5| = 5.

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What happens when you add two negative integers?

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The result is a negative integer. For example, -4 + (-3) = -7.

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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 absolute value of that negative integer. For example, 5 - (-3) = 5 + 3 = 8.