Subtracting Integers

Front

What is subtracting a negative integer equivalent to?

Back

Adding the positive integer.

Front

What is the result of -4 - 2?

Back

-6

Front

What is the result of 10 - 2?

Back

8

Front

What is the result of -2 - (-4)?

Back

2

Front

What is the result of 7 - (-3)?

Back

10

Front

What is the result of 9 - (-9)?

Back

18

Front

How do you subtract integers with different signs?

Back

Subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value and keep the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.

Front

What is the absolute value of an integer?

Back

The distance of the integer from zero on the number line, always positive.

Front

What does it mean to subtract an integer?

Back

To find the difference between two integers.

Front

If you subtract a larger integer from a smaller integer, what will the result be?

Back

A negative integer.