Understanding Integers with Mr. Harvey

What does a yellow counter represent?

• A subtraction operation

• A negative integer

• Zero

• A positive integer

What is a zero pair?

• Two negative numbers added together

• A positive and a negative number that together equal zero

• Two positive numbers added together

• A pair of numbers that adds up to 100

What is the result of adding 4 positive counters to 3 positive counters?

• 7 positive counters

• 1 positive counter

• 7 negative counters

• No counters

How do you find the result of negative 6 plus negative 2 using counters?

• No counters

• 8 red counters

• 6 yellow counters and 2 yellow counters

• 4 red counters

What happens when you add a negative and a positive integer?

• You cannot add them

• You use zero pairs to simplify

• You always get a negative result

• You always get a positive result

What is the result of 8 minus 5 using counters?

• 3 yellow counters

• 3 red counters

• 5 yellow counters

• No counters

What does subtracting a negative from a negative result in?

• A larger negative number

• No change

• A positive number

• A smaller negative number

If you owe 6 dollars and lose 2 more, how much do you owe?

• 4 dollars

• 8 dollars

• 6 dollars

• 2 dollars

How does subtracting a negative number affect the total?

• It decreases the total

• It does not change the total

• It increases the total

• It resets the total to zero

What is the final result of negative seven minus negative six?

• Negative one

• Positive one

• Negative thirteen

• Zero