Adding and Subtracting 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.

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What does it mean to add integers?

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Adding integers involves combining their values, which can result in a positive or negative integer.

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What does it mean to subtract integers?

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Subtracting integers involves finding the difference between their values, which can also result in a positive or negative integer.

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How do you represent positive integers on a number line?

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

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How do you represent negative integers on a number line?

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

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

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

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What is the result of subtracting a positive integer from a negative integer?

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The result is always more negative, moving further left on the number line.

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What is the result of adding two negative integers?

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The result is a negative integer.

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What is the result of subtracting a negative integer from a positive integer?

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The result is the same as adding the absolute value of the negative integer to the positive integer.

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What is the sum of -8 and 3?

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-5