Integer Operations

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What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but not a fraction or decimal.

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What is the result of adding two positive integers?

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The sum of two positive integers is always positive.

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

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To find the sum, subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value, and the sign of the result will be the same as the integer with the greater absolute value.

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What is the result of subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer?

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The result is always negative.

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What is the result of multiplying two integers with the same sign?

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The product is positive.

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What is the result of multiplying two integers with different signs?

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The product is negative.

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How do you divide integers with the same sign?

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The quotient is positive.

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How do you divide integers with different signs?

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The quotient is negative.

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What is the expression for adding -12 and -9?

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-12 + (-9) = -21.

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What is the expression for subtracting -4 from 16?

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16 - (-4) = 16 + 4 = 20.