9/1 Adding integers and abs value

The absolute value of a number is...

• its distance from one on a number line

• what you get when you divide

• the answer to a multiplication problem

• its distance from zero on a number line

Is absolute value always positive?

• yes
• no

-9 + (-5)

• -14

• 14

• -4

• 4

What is the rule for adding integers with same sign?

• Find the difference of the absolute values and take sign of larger absolute value.

• Subtract and keep the sign.

• Add and take sign of larger number.

• Find the sum of the absolute values and keep the sign.

You borrow 12 dollars from your good friend Anthony. The next day, you borrow 4 dollars from him. What number sentence represents this situation?

• None of these are correct.

4 + (-4)

• 8
• 0
• -8
• NONE OF THE ABOVE

Negative + Negative = ??

• Positive
• Negative
• It Depends