Adding Integers

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What is the result of adding a positive integer and a negative integer?

Back

The result depends on the absolute values of the integers. If the positive integer is greater, the result is positive; if the negative integer is greater, the result is negative.

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What is the sum of 6 and -4?

Back

2

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What is the sum of -5 and -3?

Back

-8

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How do you find the absolute value of an integer?

Back

The absolute value of an integer is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. For example, |-5| = 5.

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

Back

The result is always a negative integer.

Front

What is the temperature at midnight if it was 15 degrees at 2pm and dropped by 30 degrees?

Back

-15 degrees.

Front

How do you know that 5 and -5 are opposites?

Back

They are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0.

Front

What is the sum of -14 and -7?

Back

-21.

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Back

-4.

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How do you compare negative integers?

Back

Negative integers are compared based on their distance from zero; the further left on the number line, the smaller the value.