Subtracting Integers

Front

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

Back

The result is a negative integer.

Front

What is -10 - 5 rewritten in a different form?

Back

-10 + (-5)

Front

What is the result of (-9) - 3?

Back

-12

Front

What is 9 - 16?

Back

-7

Front

How can -4 - (-2) be rewritten?

Back

-4 + 2

Front

What does subtracting a negative integer mean?

Back

It is the same as adding the positive equivalent of that integer.

Front

What is the result of 5 - 8?

Back

-3

Front

If the temperature is 10 degrees and it drops 24 degrees, what is the new temperature?

Back

-14 degrees.

Front

What is the result of -7 - 4?

Back

-11

Front

How do you subtract integers with different signs?

Back

Subtract the absolute values and take the sign of the larger absolute value.