Adding & Subtracting Integers

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What is the result of -10 + 4?

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-6

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What is 2 - (-2) equivalent to?

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2 + 2

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What does subtracting a negative number mean? For example, 13 - (-6) is the same as...?

Back

Adding the opposite (13 + 6)

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How can -9 - (-5) be expressed as an addition problem?

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-9 + 5

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What do you get when you add opposites?

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0

Front

What is the definition of an integer?

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

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What is the rule for adding two positive integers?

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The sum is always positive.

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What is the rule for adding two negative integers?

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The sum is always negative.

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

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The result depends on the absolute values; the larger absolute value determines the sign.

Front

What is the result of 5 + (-3)?

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2