Understanding Subtracting Integers with Rules

What is the fundamental rule for subtracting integers?

• Subtract the digits and keep the original sign

• Multiply the integers and divide by two

• Add the opposite of the second integer

• Ignore the signs and subtract as usual

What is the opposite of a negative number?

• A larger negative number

• The same number without a sign

• Zero

• A positive number of the same value

When faced with a subtraction problem, under what condition do we not need to apply the rule of adding the opposite?

• When both numbers are positive

• When both numbers are negative

• When it's already an addition problem

• When subtracting a larger number from a smaller one

In the context of integers, what does 'adding the opposite' essentially mean?

• Converting subtraction into addition

• Subtracting two positive numbers

• Dividing the larger number by the smaller one

• Multiplying two numbers

What is the first step in converting a subtraction problem into an addition problem?

• Change the subtraction sign to addition

• Add the two numbers directly

• Add the opposite of the second number

• Change the sign of the first number

On a number line, moving to the left indicates which of the following?

• No change in value

• An increase in value

• A decrease in value

• Reaching zero

According to the same sign rule, what do you do after adding the digits together?

• Change the sign to positive

• Keep the original sign

• Always change the sign to negative

• Subtract the smaller digit from the larger one

When adding two negative numbers together, the result is:

• Dependent on the larger number

• Always zero

• Always negative

• Always positive

How do you determine the sign of the answer when subtracting integers with different signs?

• The sign always becomes positive

• The sign of the smaller number

• The sign of the larger absolute value

• The sign always becomes negative

What does the distance from a number to zero on a number line represent?

• Its negative value

• Its positive value

• Its complex value

• Its absolute value