Subtracting Integers

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What is subtracting integers?

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

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What is the result of 5 - 2?

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3

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How do you represent subtracting a larger integer from a smaller integer?

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You can represent it as adding a negative integer.

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What is the result of 10 - 24?

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-14

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What does it mean when the result of a subtraction is negative?

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It means the number being subtracted is larger than the number from which it is being subtracted.

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What is the result of -7 - 2?

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-9

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How can you express 12 - 20 as an addition problem?

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12 + (-20)

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If Jimmy spent $45 and earned $55, what is his net change?

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-$5

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What is the rule for subtracting a negative integer?

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

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What is the result of 8 - (-3)?

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11