Add and Subtract Integers in a Variety of Situations

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What is the result of adding two positive integers?

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The result is always positive.

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

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The result depends on the absolute values of the integers. If the positive integer is larger, the result is positive; if the negative integer is larger, the result is negative.

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

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The result is always negative.

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

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It is the same as adding the absolute value of that negative integer.

Front

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

Back

The result is always negative.

Front

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

Back

The result depends on the absolute values of the integers.

Front

What is the rule for subtracting integers?

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To subtract an integer, add its opposite.

Front

Calculate: 9 + 7

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16

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Calculate: 9 - (-4)

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13

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Calculate: 10 - (-23)

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