Adding Integers with Different Signs Explained

What is the result of adding a number and its additive inverse?

• Negative of the number

• The number itself

• Zero

• One

What is the additive inverse of 7?

• -7

• 7

• 0

• 14

Using a number line, what is the result of -2 + 6?

• 8

• -4

• 4

• -8

If you start at -2 on a number line and move 6 spaces to the right, where do you end up?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 2

What is the absolute value of -8?

• 8

• -8

• 0

• 16

When using absolute values to add -15 and 20, what is the result?

• -35

• 35

• 5

• -5

How do you represent negative numbers using counters?

• Yellow dots

• Red dots

• Blue dots

• Green dots

In the counters method, what happens when a positive and a negative counter are paired?

• They subtract

• They double

• They cancel each other out

• They add up

Sam has $200 and spends $72. What is his remaining balance?

• $72

• $272

• $128

• $200

If you start with $200 and spend $72, which method is NOT recommended to find the balance?

• Subtraction

• Counters

• Number line

• Absolute value