Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

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What is subtracting a negative integer equivalent to?

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Adding the positive equivalent of that integer.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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What is the result of -5 - (-8)?

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3

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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What is the result of 7 - 8?

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-1

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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

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0

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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What is the result of -9 - 5?

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-14

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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What is the result of 12 - 6?

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6

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CCSS.1.OA.C.6

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How do you subtract two integers with different signs?

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Subtract their absolute values and take the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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What is the absolute value of -5?

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5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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What happens when you subtract a number from itself?

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The result is always 0.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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If you subtract a larger positive integer from a smaller positive integer, what is the result?

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A negative integer.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C