7th Grade Subtracting Integers

Front

What is subtracting a negative integer equivalent to?

Back

Adding the positive integer.

Front

What is the result of -7 - (-4)?

Back

-3

Front

What is the result of 0 - 5?

Back

-5

Front

What is the result of 24 - (-5)?

Back

29

Front

What is the result of 15 - 26?

Back

-11

Front

What is the result of 9 - (-5)?

Back

14

Front

How do you subtract integers with different signs?

Back

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

Front

What is the absolute value of a number?

Back

The distance of the number from zero on the number line, always positive.

Front

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

Back

The result is more negative.

Front

What is the rule for subtracting integers?

Back

Change the subtraction to addition and change the sign of the integer being subtracted.