Operations with Integers

Front

What is an integer?

Back

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

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What is the result of -2 + 4?

Back

2

Front

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

Back

The result is always negative.

Front

What is 21 ÷ (-3)?

Back

-7

Front

What is the product of a negative integer and a positive integer?

Back

The product is always negative.

Front

What is the result of (-4)(6)?

Back

-24

Front

What happens when you subtract a negative integer from a positive integer?

Back

It is the same as adding the positive integer.

Front

What is 9 - (-5)?

Back

14

Front

What is the result of subtracting a larger positive integer from a smaller positive integer?

Back

The result is a negative integer.