6th grade: subtracting integers

Front

What is subtracting integers?

Back

Subtracting integers involves finding the difference between two whole numbers, which can be positive or negative.

Front

What is the result of -7 - 2?

Back

-9

Front

What is the result of -19 - (-19)?

Back

0

Front

What is the result of (+12) - (+6)?

Back

6

Front

What is the result of 12 - (-2)?

Back

14

Front

Which of the following is not an integer: -5, 12, 0, -1/2?

Back

-1/2

Front

What does it mean to subtract a negative number?

Back

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart.

Front

What is the result of 5 - (-3)?

Back

8

Front

How do you represent the subtraction of two integers on a number line?

Back

To subtract, move to the left for positive integers and to the right for negative integers.

Front

What is the result of -10 - 5?

Back

-15