Adding & Subtracting Integers

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-8 + 3

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-5

Front

7 - (-9)

Back

16

Front

What do you do when you are adding integers with different signs?

Back

(-) and keep sign of larger number

Front

-12 + (-8)

Back

-20

Front

-5 + 6 + -3 =

Back

-2

Front

What is the sum of two negative integers?

Back

The sum is negative.

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

Back

The result depends on the absolute values of the integers.

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What is the rule for subtracting a negative integer?

Back

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

Front

What is the result of 10 - 15?

Back

-5

Front

What do you get when you add zero to any integer?

Back

The integer itself.