Adding Integers on a Number Line

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What is an integer?

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An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but not a fraction or decimal.

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What does it mean to add integers?

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Adding integers involves combining whole numbers, which can be positive or negative, to find their total.

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How do you represent negative numbers on a number line?

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Negative numbers are represented to the left of zero on a number line.

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How do you represent positive numbers on a number line?

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Positive numbers are represented to the right of zero on a number line.

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What is the sum of 5 and -3?

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2

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What is the sum of -4 and 2?

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-2

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What is the sum of -7 and -3?

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-10

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What is the sum of 0 and any integer?

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The sum is the integer itself.

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How do you find the sum of two integers using a number line?

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Start at the first integer, then move right for positive integers and left for negative integers.

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

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The result is always a negative integer.