Add and Subtract Integers

Front

Different signs, means we must find the ________________

Back

difference

Front

Find: -5 - (-10) =

Back

5

Front

8 + 6 =

Back

14

Front

When subtracting integers, you first need to ________________

Back

write the problem as an addition problem (add the opposite)

Front

Find: -5 - 4 =

Back

-9

Front

What is the sum of two positive integers?

Back

The sum is always positive.

Front

What is the sum of two negative integers?

Back

The sum is always negative.

Front

What happens when you add a positive integer and a negative integer?

Back

The result depends on the absolute values of the integers.

Front

What is the absolute value of -7?

Back

7

Front

How do you subtract a negative integer?

Back

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