Adding and Subtracting Integers

Front

What is the result of 5 - 8?

Back

-3

Front

What is 4 + (-5)?

Back

-1

Front

What is -7 + -3?

Back

-10

Front

What is 15 - 10?

Back

5

Front

What is -9 + -1?

Back

-10

Front

What does it mean to add a negative number?

Back

Adding a negative number is the same as subtracting the absolute value of that number.

Front

What does it mean to subtract a negative number?

Back

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the absolute value of that number.

Front

What is the sum of two negative integers?

Back

The sum of two negative integers is always negative.

Front

What is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer?

Back

The sum depends on the absolute values; if the positive is larger, the result is positive, if the negative is larger, the result is negative.

Front

What is the result of adding zero to any integer?

Back

The result is the same integer.