Adding and Subtracting Integers

Front

What is the result of -4 - (-2)?

Back

-4 + 2 = -2

Front

What is 3 + -7?

Back

-4

Front

Which expression has the greatest value: -7 + (-3), 11 - (-5), -9 + 5, or 12 - 6?

Back

11 - (-5) = 16

Front

What is -14 + (-3)?

Back

-17

Front

If Theo had a balance of -$4 and then deposited money to have $25, what is the change in his account?

Back

$29

Front

What is the definition of an integer?

Back

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

Front

How do you add two negative integers? Give an example.

Back

Add their absolute values and keep the negative sign. Example: -3 + -5 = -8.

Front

What happens when you add a positive integer to a negative integer?

Back

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

Front

What is the result of -5 + 3?

Back

-2

Front

What is the result of 6 - 9?

Back

-3