Adding Positive and Negative Numbers

Front

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

Back

The result can be found by subtracting the absolute value of the negative number from the positive number.

Front

What operation do you use when adding two negative numbers?

Back

You use addition, and the result is also negative.

Front

What is the sum of -4/5 and 1/5?

Back

-3/5

Front

If you add 18 and -25, what operation do you really perform?

Back

Subtraction (18 - 25 = -7).

Front

What is -14 + (-23)?

Back

-37

Front

If Jeff has $25 and withdraws $25, how much does he have left?

Back

$0

Front

What is the absolute value of a negative number?

Back

The absolute value of a negative number is its positive counterpart.

Front

How do you add two positive numbers?

Back

Simply add their values together.

Front

What happens when you add zero to a number?

Back

The number remains unchanged.

Front

What is the result of adding -10 and 10?

Back

0